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Questions that AskCranberry has been asked several times, with answers.
About Cranberries (WI Cranberry Growers Assoc.)
Cranberry news, brochures, recipes, products and more.
Cranberry Agriculture in Maine (UM Cooperative Extension)
Harvest, weather, pest and other information for growers; cranberry timeline, pictures, and bibliography.
Cranberry Information (Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Assoc.)
Massachusetts cranberry history and cultivation, plus a four-season guide to the activities of cranberry growers.

The Christmas-Cranberry Connection (Univ. of Saskatchewan, Dept. of Horticulture)
Origin of the word cranberry, harvesting.
The 'Cranberry Scare' of 1959 (American Council on Science and Health)
An overview of the herbicide panic of 1959, from the American Council on Science and Health.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Cranberries - Culinary Sleuth
History, cranberry trivia, and recipes.
The Story Must Be Told - A Story of Cape Verdeans (Univ. of Massachusetts)
A multi-generational, illustrated history of the Cape Verdean men and women who worked in the Massachusetts cranberry industry, by Querino Kenneth Joseph Semedo.

Blood: The Color of Cranberries by Pamelia Barratt
A mystery featuring a Chicago family that moves to a northern Wisconsin cranberry bog.
Cranberry Red: A Novel by Jerry Apps
A novel set in Wisconsin that unfolds the story of an agricultural agent and a suspicious cranberry chemical product said to have amazing healing qualities.
Marmalade and Murder: A Cranberry Country Mystery by Edward Lodi and Joyce Dietlin
A murder mystery set in the cranberry bogs of Cape Cod and Plymouth County Massachusetts.
Rooted in America: Foodlore of Popular Fruits and Vegetables by David Scofield Wilson and Angus K Gillespie
This book contains a chapter about the folklore surrounding cranberries.
Berries in the Scoop: A Cape Cod Cranberry Story by Lois Lenski
A young adult story about cranberry pickers in the Cape Cod area.
Cape Cod Bog Dog by Kate Walls
A children's book about a dog who learns about cranberries and the animals that live around a cranberry bog.
Clarence: The Cranberry Who Couldn't Bounce by Jim Coogan
A children's picture book about a cranberry who wants to learn to bounce.
Cranberry Thanksgiving by Wende and Harry Devlin
This beautifully illustrated children's book is the first in a series of cranberry themed children's books. Each book includes a cranberry recipe along with the story.