John Moss is the fourth generation to work at family farm Elm Lake Cranberry Co. near Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. During the harvest, the red berries are raked toward the edge of the marsh to be loaded onto trucks. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
Where to see the bright red autumn berry in Wisconsin.
Conveyer belts shoot the fruit into trucks at Elm Lake Cranberry Co. near Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
Reservoirs and wetlands surround cranberry beds providing a natural haven for wildlife. Migrating birds often are spotted around cranberry beds at Glacial Lake Cranberries near Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
Cranberries arrive by the truckload at Badger State Fruit Processing in Pittsville, Wis. Most of the berries end up as sweetened dried fruit. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
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Cranberries go from farms to receiving stations like Badger State Fruit Processing in Pittsville, Wis., for cleaning and processing. (Katherine Rodeghier/Chicago Tribune )
