The Long Way
Flathead County
A cherry tree bearing ripe cherries in an orchard.
Plate I. Cherry tree, Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
A blueberry bush laden with ripe and ripening berries.
Plate II. Blueberry bushes at Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
A large greenhouse filled with tables of young plants and hanging flower pots.
Plate III. Greenhouse plant starts, Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
Four children picking fruit in an orchard.
Plate IV. Children picking fruit, Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
Freshly picked blueberries resting in an open hand.
Plate V. Fresh blueberries, Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
Rows of blooming trees in an orchard.
Plate VI. Blossoming orchard trees, Yellow Bay Gardens. From yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com

Yellow Bay Gardens

Bigfork, Flathead County, Montana. U-pick orchard.

Details

Map. Bigfork, Flathead County, Montana. Larger map
Where
23416 Mt Highway 35, Bigfork, MT 23416. Directions
When
Open days announced week to week on Facebook; open days ran 9 am to 4pm.
Season
Seasonal u-pick; the last open days of the season were announced for Aug 8 & 9.
Getting there
23416 MT Hwy 35, exactly mile marker 18 on Hwy 35.
Fees
U-pick blueberries $6/lb, picked $7/lb; u-pick cherries $2/lb, picked $4/lb.
Access
Bring your own boxes to pack out fruit; buckets available to pick into.
Phone
406.982.3569
Website
yellowbaygardens.com
Managed by
Wade, Shelli, Caden and Caleb Riedesel.
Established
2001.

Cherries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and several gardens of produce and herbs.

Notable Events

  1. 2012Tour participants walk through the lanes at Wade Riedesel's orchard on Thursday, June 28, in Yellow Bay. Riedesel is one of the area growers taking part in the Sweet Cherry Variety Trials on Flathead Lake. dailyinterlake.com

People

  • Wade Riedesel, orchard grower in Yellow Bay taking part in the Sweet Cherry Variety Trials on Flathead Lake.
  • Caden Riedesel, farm family member named with Yellow Bay Gardens est.2001.
  • Caleb Riedesel, farm family member named with Yellow Bay Gardens est.2001.
  • Shelli Riedesel, farm family member named with Yellow Bay Gardens est.2001.

Sources

  1. yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com
  2. abundantmontana.com/amt-lister/yellow-bay-gardens
  3. dailyinterlake.com/news/2012/jul/07/outlook-for-trial-orchards-optimistic-6
  4. facebook.com/p/Yellow-Bay-Gardens-100064789221367
  5. yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com/about
  6. yellowbaygardens.wordpress.com/contact
  7. flbs.umt.edu/flathead-lake/flathead-lake-facts