Someone holds two handfuls of huckleberries in the shape of a heart against a wood background - Charles Wollertz/Getty Images If asked what the first food you thought of when you thought of Idaho, you ...

You know Huckleberry Finn and Huckleberry Hound. But do you know the fruit for which they are named? You may not, given the confusion that swirls around the term huckleberry. In Maryland, four species ...

In her 1988 volume called “The Huckleberry Book,” author Asta Bowen lists 11 species of huckleberry. The U.S. Forest Service says there are a dozen species. The huckleberry is a mainstay understory ...

As late summer officially arrives in the US, many folks in the Northwest are heading to higher elevations on the hunt for a patch of sweet, purple huckleberries. Cousins of both the cranberry and ...

When I was growing up along the Rocky Mountains, huckleberries were a summer staple. The high elevation, dense forest cover and cool nights made for ideal growing conditions. There was even a shop in ...

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Starting in late summer, national forests in Northwestern states like Oregon, Washington, Montana, and Idaho fill with eager berry hunters hoping to find a cache of dark maroon huckleberries. It's ...