Chili is a very popular food Up North. It’s perfect for cool summer evenings and those winter days that chill you to the bone. Glen Arbor even hosts an annual Chili Cookoff in February that brings together contestants from around the area. The varieties of chili are endless so we enjoy concocting our own recipes using […]
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2013 was one of our most spectacular years ever. We are incredibly lucky – we work with the most amazing group of people and have the happiest and most fun and caring customers ever. We can’t ask for anything more. Enjoy this slideshow of Cherry Republic’s 2013 year in review. (Keep an eye out, you […]
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For the last 7 years, we have used an artificial tree from our wedding. This year, with the boys just ripe for another Christmas adventure, we thought we would go out and get our first real Christmas tree. We went to the self serve Lion’s Club lot way out in nowhere and manned by nobody. You […]
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As the end of the year nears, we like to take the time to recognize people and organizations that have made a positive contribution to the greater good. Every day through December, we are wholeheartedly giving to good people and organizations living out big dreams. We’ll be giving out a total of $120,000 over the […]
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I’ve been in Asia investigating the Taiwanese and Chinese markets for cherries. And having some fun too. I met with many Taiwanese food companies. Wow, are they generous. I received so many gifts from them. These are fun boxes full of Almond and Strawberry Nougat. We talked about making Cherry Nougat. Check out the warning signs […]
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On an afternoon hike through the Sleeping Bear Dunes, my cousin Andrew and I stumbled upon some pottery fragments. We figured they were old and might be important, so we told the National Park Service. They assembled a team, and we headed out for a closer look. Many people probably walked by the shards of clay […]
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Backpacking in Lake Superior Provincial Park is the most otherworldly place from the Sleeping Bear Dunes. It is rough, remote and ROCKY. Just perfect for a small group of sandlubbers looking for some wild adventure. Our trip started as a paddle trip and it was perfect conditions, but Colebrook fell in and Daddy decided it would […]
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Cherry Boomchunkas are my first food product. It all began 22 years ago in a search for expanding my business. I had been selling Cherry Republic t-shirts, but was frustrated because tees were only purchased in the summer—I was looking for something to sell year round.. People eat food year round. I decided on a […]
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A speaker at a TEDx event in Traverse City said that the average child from his African homeland walked to school 10 miles. After I heard this fact, I couldn’t help but think of Steph and I walking to school with our two young boys. Colebrook, a kindergartener and Hawthorn, a preschooler. A couple weeks […]
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Cherry Republic started as a one person company. I didn’t imagine I would ever need to hire help. I was single and had no other responsibilities– you can get a lot done if you look at everyday as 24 hours. Well, that lasted about one summer of struggle. The next summer, I started calling my […]
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Here is a short video of cousin Andrew, my boys and I enjoying our time out at the cherry orchard. Well, until the end, when Hawthorn got….
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