There’s just something transporting about Michigan cherries – the sweet and tart summertime flavor of cherry jam, cherry wine, or cherry pie can bring you back home and to a place of comfort. Growing up in Detroit, I took the Cherry Festival for granted, but through the years as I grew up and moved away to serve […]
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August 2015 has been a month that few Glen Arborans will forget. We all crave getting back to normal, and there are times that normalcy feels close, but there are other times when our old life feels so far away– as if we may have to wait as long as it will take one of […]
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In partnership with between Cherry Republic, Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear, and Friends of Sleeping Bear have taken steps towards better maintaining the historic farm fields in the National Park. Cherry Republic has offered to purchase and donate, over five years, a tractor for the Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear. Preserve Historic Sleeping Bear is charged with […]
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Millions of people visit northern Michigan on vacation and business; everyone has a great story to tell friends, family and co-workers. Northern Michigan really tells its’ own tale to each person uniquely. Recently we had a group of food bloggers visit Traverse City for a business retreat coined “Sharing By The Shore” mixing business with pleasure. […]
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My favorite tree – a giant Black Walnut – was so strong thru the great summer shear storm two weeks ago that it didn’t even loose a leaf. This tree lives on the Barratt farm on Port Oneida. It stands over every tree in the county and towers over Lake Michigan. Two grand maples act as […]
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Change has come to the Republic! We’ve been working tirelessly to freshen up the look of our delicious cherry goodies. So far we’ve gotten almost all of our most popular products in their new packages and we’re still moving along. It’s an exciting ride, and we put this blog together because we were well overdue on […]
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Here is everything you need to know to win products and have a great morning of fun playing hide and seek with Cherry Republic: First delivery teams leave at 8 am from the warehouse. Look for groups of two wearing red tees. At 11 am, all seven teams will be out making deliveries so that is […]
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You’re never too old to play hide and seek. At least, that’s how we feel. And to prove it, we’re inviting you along to play. On Friday, July 17, a handpicked group of Cherry Republic employees will be delivering products to the Glen Arbor store. Rather than using our trucks, they will be traveling on foot, […]
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Hard though it may be to believe, the holidays are just around the corner! Swing by your closest Cherry Republic on Friday, November 14 from 5-9 p.m. as we kick off the season in style. We’ll be introducing (and sampling!) all of our delicious new holiday products and there’ll be games, prizes, and a raffle. We’ll […]
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Fall colors surrounding the red barn at the Charles Olsen Farm in Port Oneida. It’s hard for us to pick a favorite time of year up north in the Republic. But if you forced us to, we’d have to say “fall.” It’s so peaceful. The bustling crowds of summer have returned home and life up north […]
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Thank you to everyone who shared their love stories with us. We had so many wonderful responses that it was impossible to narrow the list down to just 2 winners. Instead, we selected 3 winners and 4 runners-up, all of whom will receive a Cherry Valentine’s prize. Winner #1: Karen Mangold “My aunt and uncle live in […]
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