Merry's berries are ripe, and very sweet

The strawberries are ripe, juicy and ready for those Independence Day picnics.

Merry’s Berries, located northwest of Antigo off Highway H, is open for picking, and owner Andy Merry expects plenty of the springtime fruits will remain available for another week or so across his 10 acre patch.

“It’s going along pretty good,” the veteran berry grower said. “We’ve been open just over a week and I expect it will last another 10 days or so.”