Dr. Rufus Isaacs is the small fruit entolomogy extension specialist. The Blueberry and Cranberry subcommittee directs the cranberry extension effort in Michigan. Michigan has almost 250 acres of cranberries. There are several small cranberry farms in the Upper Peninsula and one large new planting in Cheboygan County in the Northeastern Lower Peninsula. All the rest are recent cranberry plantings in the 5 counties on the Southern Lake Michigan Shore.
Cranberries are members of the heath family.
They are related to Blueberries and have similar site requirements. While there is interest in new cranberry plantings, the high cost of site preparation has kept most ventures in Michigan small. The Michigan Department of Agriculture has information on Cranberries in Michigan . The University of Wisconsin has an excellent site with all the links they can find on the World Wide Web. Another good site is Wisconsin Cranberries with a posted newsletter, a listing of pictures and links to the Wisconsin cranberry industry.