Up North Blog

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

My boys and I have never had a spring with such a variety of activities. I thought it would be fun to give you a little photo blog update of Colebrook and Hawthorn playing outside amidst this major power struggle between Spring and Winter. Here’s a short closing video of Hawthorn and Colebrook sharing some energized […]

Charm the Farm!

My mother created her own song and dance to send good vibes to the farmers.

Welcoming New Products...and a new Innovation Coordinator!

We have a new employee at Cherry Republic– Amy Eaton, who will be our Innovation Coordinator.Amy worked at Hickory Farms for 16 years. They are the big cheese and sausage retailer you’ll see in many malls around the Holidays. We are really pleased to have her as she has plenty of product experience and savvy. […]

Don Miller Gets His Due

Bob Bunyan

Bob's Wild West

More from the West

Bob and family are camping and traveling in the Western U.S. for 2 weeks. Here’s two more stories from their adventures. Yesterday afternoon, we went on a third hike in Joshua Tree National Park. This one was called Jumbo Rocks. The boys dashed down the trail ahead of us. Around us were boulders stacked in every […]

Arizona Adventures

It’s 10 pm and I just realized I left the kids pajamas in a suitcase in an outside compartment of the camper. It’s our first full day in AZ and I’m exhausted, so I say, “We’re sleeping in our underwear.” The boys are fine with that decision and we squirm into our sleeping bags and […]

The Future of the Republic

We are planning our projects for the year. Would you like to chime in on what work should be our priority? Serving baked goods and ice creams in our TC store too? Getting pies baked in Ann Arbor? Offering tours and contests in Glen Arbor? A Cherry Republic in Shanghai or Washington DC? Sound off […]

Renewal.

Steph is on a National Outdoor Leadership School adventure in the mountains of Arizona. The kids are nearly 5 and 7 so she now has a chance to focus on her own personal growth and renewal. The new year is a great time to do this. Is it life’s own law that we humans tend to […]

Your Memories from 2012

Here are some emails we received when we asked if Cherry Republic had any role in making good memories for 2012: Bob – Your wonderful newsletters full of the touching stories about how you are raising your boys to be such lovers of life, nature and family. Supplying rehearsal lunch guests at my son’s wedding in August […]

Goals for the New Year

As the New Year arrived, I have been working with my staff on our three year goals. And we put some big growth goals in our A3 that left one of my staff asking “why go to all that trouble to grow Cherry Republic? What’s the meaning of it all?” There is a fine line to […]

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Up North Blog / Bob's Blog

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring!

Charm the Farm!

Welcoming New Products...and a new Innovation Coordinator!

Don Miller Gets His Due

Bob Bunyan

Bob's Wild West

More from the West

Arizona Adventures

The Future of the Republic

Renewal.

Your Memories from 2012

Goals for the New Year