8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Date of Report
(Date of earliest
event reported):	July 28, 2005

NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin	0-16130	39-1583759
(State or other	(Commission File	(IRS Employer
jurisdiction of	Number)	Identification No.)
incorporation)

2321 West Grand Avenue, P.O. Box 8020, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54495-8020
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(715) 424-4444
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01.     Other Events.

        On July 28, 2005, Northland Cranberries, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors approved payment of a special cash dividend on shares of its class A common stock. The cash dividend of $0.09 per class A share is payable on August 11, 2005 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2005. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:

(99.1) Press Release of Northland Cranberries, Inc., dated July 28, 2005.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC.
Date: July 28, 2005	By:  /s/ Nigel J. Cooper
	Nigel J. Cooper
	Vice President - Finance

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NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit
Number

(99.1) Press Release of Northland Cranberries, Inc., dated July 28, 2005.

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EX-99.1

	For More Information Contact:
	John Swendrowski, Chairman & CEO
	Northland Cranberries, Inc.
	2930 Industrial Street, P.O. Box 8020
	Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54495-8020
	Tel: 715-424-4444 Fax: 715-422-6897
	www.northlandcran.com

NEWS RELEASE

For release Thursday, July 28, 2005 at 3:30 p.m. (CDT)

NORTHLAND CRANBERRIES, INC. ANNOUNCES SPECIAL CASH DIVIDEND

        Wisconsin Rapids, WI – Northland Cranberries, Inc. (OTC: NRCNA) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved payment of a special cash dividend on shares of its class A common stock. The cash dividend of $0.09 per class A share is payable on August 11, 2005 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2005. As of July 28, 2005, there were approximately 94,090,496 class A shares issued and outstanding.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Company may make certain “forward-looking statements” in this press release, such as statements about future plans, goals and other events which have not yet occurred. These forward-looking statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified because they include words such as the Company “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects” or words of similar import. Forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about actions by the Company’s competitors, sufficiency of the Company’s working capital, potential operational improvements and efforts to improve profitability, sales strategies, anticipated harvest levels and sales of the Company’s cranberry concentrates, potential future strategic transactions and the effect of recent transactions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and the actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with (i) the level of cranberry inventory held by industry participants; (ii) agricultural factors affecting our crop and the crop of other North American growers; (iii) our ability to comply with the terms and conditions of, and to satisfy our responsibilities under, our debt agreements; and (iv) our ability to identify, evaluate and successfully execute any strategic alternatives. You should consider these risks and factors and the impact they may have when you evaluate these forward-looking statements. These statements are based only on the Company’s knowledge and expectations on the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any duty to update these statements or other information in this press release based on future events or circumstances.