North Harvest Farm sold a variety of thimbleberry desserts at the Houghton Farmers Market on Tuesday as part of the Keweenaw Thimbleberry Festival. Ashley Tenhermsel created a thimbleberry bundt cake that included the berries in the dough and frosting. (Ben Garbacz/Daily Mining Gazette)

HOUGHTON — From the Ground Farmers Market Collective has begun what it hopes will become a large, annual event — the Keweenaw Thimbleberry Festival.

The inaugural festival consists of thimbleberry dishes and beverages from vendors at the Houghton, Hancock and Calumet Farmers Markets and a “berry storybook walk” at the Paavola Wetlands for the remainder of the week. From the Ground Farmers Market put together the festival with this year’s sponsor Visit Keweenaw and community partners Copper Shores Communit

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