Dear Customers, I am happy to announce Leaf Day, our very own Cherry Republic National Holiday. We will be closed today Monday, October 16, to honor the autumn season and all the good in our lives. I feel like I should apologize to all of you for being closed, but truly, more than anything, I feel compelled to express […]
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The Coho came into the Crystal River recently. Colebrook and Hawthorn have been driving by the fishermen on their way to school each day, which really put them in a fishing frenzy this past weekend. On Friday night, we shopped in TC for spawn bags, hooks, and heavy duty line, and when the boys woke […]
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At Cherry Republic, we have what you would call a good problem. We’ve been so blessed with visitors flocking to our Glen Arbor campus that we are, quite literally, bursting at the seams. We simply cannot squeeze any more customers into our store, winery, and cafe. And like many of our fellow Glen Arbor retailers […]
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August 2, 2017, marked the second anniversary of the Glen Arbor Storm of 2015. In a way, it’s hard to believe it’s been two years. Yet when I consider how far we’ve come since that fateful day, my heart is full of pride for our community. I think it’s important to look back, though, and revisit […]
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Seven days before the Glen Lake Community School year ended, Colebrook, Hawthorn and I completed our annual walk to school. I think this photo of our eleven year old taking a break at the Alligator Hill overlook perfectly captured this beautiful day and our world class commute. Colebrook looking over Lake Michigan. We happened to walk by […]
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In celebration of National Cherry Month, we put together a fun blog of facts about the world’s greatest fruit. Did you know that the reason Broadway Street in New York City shifts west at E. 10th street is because a cherry tree once sat there? Here are more facts to impress your friends with. Cherries […]
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Please Join Us at Cherry Republic’s Fire Sale Fundraiser! 10% of all sales this weekend will go to the City of Charlevoix to help in the recovery efforts after two major downtown fires in just over a month. Any customer that orders at Cherry Republic’s website or calls in or comes into our stores will help […]
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Now that 2017 is upon us, it is time to take a look back at all of our Cherry Republic memories from 2016. Here is a blog with a few of our favorites and most memorable moments from January through December 2016. Opening a store in Frankenmuth: We joined a great community of shops in Little […]
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Tis the season to give back to Michigan, the state that has done so much for Cherry Republic. Each day in December, Cherry Republic will designate an organization for a major contribution. In total, we will give away $150,000. December 31st. Crosshatch. $10,000. This is an ongoing contribution for this valuable organization supporting small farms and young […]
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Fire in Charlevoix. On Christmas Eve morning, Cherry Republic lost our Charlevoix store to an intense fire in the beautiful building we reside in. No one was hurt. We will be OK, but our hearts go out to our landlord, the 17 other tenants in his destroyed building and this close knit resort town which […]
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A Gift from the Heart Some of our staff’s favorite gifts they’ve ever received were handwritten notes from friends, family, and kids. It’s these treasured keepsakes that mean more then anything tangible to people. That’s why our elves whipped up some handy postcards ready for you to print at home and mail or, even better, hand-deliver […]
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