Buchan’s Blueberry Hill

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$ 2/​lb for blueberry picking. $ 1.90 if you bring your own bucket. Blueberry season is August through October. It’s $ 3.50/lb if you don’t want to pick it. $ 15 for a five pound box.
They sell snacks like jam, ice cream, and blueberry yogurt covered pretzels. We got a quart for 6.75. A pint for $ 4.25.
They have several other ice cream flavors including lavender and Oreo.
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We pick blueberries here every year with our children, to stock up for the year. Blueberries the size of grapes. Great price. They have a macaw named Niko that the kids love to talk with. They had blueberry covered yogurt pretzels this year. They were so good, the bag didn’t make it off the peninsula!

This is one of our favorite places to pick blueberries and apples. Prices are reasonable, the ice cream is amazing, and it’s family owned and operated.

An institution on Old Mission, the Buchan family has been growing THE BEST blueberries for at least a couple of generations. The largest bushes tower over you at 8 feet, and the berries are big, sweet and flavorful. U-​pick or purchase. The BEST.
Their true genius however, may be the ice cream. (I hesitate to let this cat out of the bag, as it is my daughter’s favorite but…) Blueberry Ice Cream. Perfect. Apple Pie Ice Cream. We were skeptical. Maybe it is some artificial cinnamony glop added to vanilla. So we asked the question: «How is that made?» The woman hesitated, and then said, «…well, I bake an apple pie, then we put it in the ice cream.» It is heavenly. Extra secret: You can get it hand dipped at Peninsula Market on Center Road of Buchan’s is closed. If you think I may be overstating it, check my reviews. The only other place I have awarded five stars thus far is Eleven Madison Park in NYC.

This place is the best! During blueberry season we’re here nearly every weekend picking blueberries — some to eat fresh during the week and the rest to freeze for the winter. Really though, we go here so often for the homemade ice cream. We live about 5 minutes from the most popular «homemade» (yeah right, not if you ask to see the ingredient list!) ice cream place in TC, yet we’re happy to drive 20 minutes to Buchan’s for their real homemade ice cream instead. It’s some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had — so creamy and with just a really excellent flavor. The fruit flavors are the best, with blueberry being tops. Apple pie, cherry sundae and peaches and cream are all excellent choices too. I did have the chocolate cherry one time and wasn’t as impressed, so I avoid the chocolate based flavors now. This place is definitely worth the drive, and besides that it’s a beautiful drive anyway. It’s not too difficult to find — just look for the sign. If you get to Bowers Harbor you’ve gone too far.

Come early, grab a bucket, and start picking your own blueberries! They primarily have blueberry shrubs but they also have U-​pick apples and peaches. Call them and find out if they are in season. I went here with my family and we had a blast.
Each of us had a small bucket and within one hour, we picked about 10 pounds of blueberry. It’s nothing really, because the other people had a couple of large buckets. It’s only $ 1.85/lb for u-​pick. So, it’s absolutely affordable. I think I am going to make some blueberry preserves if I have any left.
If you are going, make sure you go by the Peninsula Dr. Going by M-​37 and then on Nelson is a horrible choice because the road is rocky and narrow. It will only fit a vehicle. If there’s another person coming the opposite way, either one will have to reverse and let me tell you, it will be a total pain.