When pink peaches lie open to the blackbird's beak

The flavor of Michigan peaches at the peak of the season is something that many wait all summer for. Sweet and syrupy.

Lush Michigan peaches are sold in many ways from u-pick, farm markets, and small grocery stores. Stationed amid tamale tents and pastry peddlers, the Michigan farmers display their pink beauties at the fronts of their booths, overlaying their other produce for the few short weeks their peaches rule the roost.

Most large peach farms are located along the west and east side of the state in the lower pennisula, nestled along the Great Lakes for protection from low temperatures.