Fruit of the Bog

Massachusetts

Florida

Georgia

Wisconsin

It was first settled by Native Americans who ate berries and corn.

It was a major producer of blankets and rugs dyed red.

It provides the conditions needed for growing cranberries.

It has always been the number-one cranberry-producing state.

"The first people known to eat cranberries were the Native Americans in northern regions of what is now the United States."

"The growing season must last from April to November, followed by a dominant period in the winter."

"For years, the number-one cranberry-producing state in the United States was Massachusetts."

"However, since 1995, the state of Wisconsin has been the top cranberry producer."