Agritourism & Farm Experiences near Grand Rapids, MN

Grand Rapids

Uncle Joe's Berry Patch grows berries on 8 Mile Road near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, northern Minnesota. Strawberries and raspberries fit the region's cool, short summers and usually ripen through July. No website or hours were verifiable online, so contact the patch directly or check local listings for the picking season before heading out.

Lavalier's Berry Patch & Orchard grows strawberries, blueberries, apples, and tart cherries southeast of Grand Rapids, and has raised berries here for more than 40 years. Pick your own in the field or buy pre-picked fruit and the farm's own honey at the store. The season runs roughly July into October. Find it off River Road (County Road 3) in Itasca County.

Grand Rapids

The Rasmussen family opens their working farm outside Grand Rapids each fall with tractor-drawn hayrides, a corn maze, hay mazes, slides and a petting zoo, plus pumpkins, gourds and squash for sale and a snack bar. Little kids get their own play area and fall crafts. Admission runs $9 for ages two and up, and the farm books group tours for school and youth groups. Open through October 31. Email [email protected].

Cohasset

Mike Lunemann and family grow four strawberry varieties here, with the main pick running through July and a little starting in late June. Pick your own or buy them already picked, along with baked goods, maple syrup, jams, and canned goods. A restored 1917 barn on the property hosts weddings and parties. The farm is veteran- and woman-owned, on County Road 63 outside Cohasset.

Blackberry

Wegner's Tree Farm grows trees near Blackberry, a rural township in Itasca County just east of Grand Rapids in northern Minnesota. Operations like this typically sell cut-your-own or pre-cut Christmas trees in late November and December. No website or hours were verifiable online, so confirm the season locally before making the drive.

Bovey

Nordic Ridge Gardens is a market garden on County Road 434 near Bovey in Itasca County, in the Iron Range country of northern Minnesota. Small growers here raise cold-hardy vegetables, flowers, and berries through the short northern season. No website or contact details could be confirmed, so reach out locally to find out what's available and when.

Jacobson

Listed as Ball Bluff Farms, this Jacobson operation is better known as Ball Bluff Kennels, where Chuck and his family have bred Chesapeake Bay Retrievers for over 40 years alongside German Shorthaired Pointers and Weimaraners. Dogs compete in AKC and UKC hunt tests and conformation shows. The farm also runs sleigh and hay rides seasonally on its north-central Minnesota property.