Cherry Republic is opening a storefront in Frankenmuth. The planning and remodeling is going great. The space is terrific. We hope to be open by Memorial Weekend. Why another storefront? We believe growth is a good thing for Cherry Republic, our farmers and our employees. More storefronts meets our company goal of getting the fabulous […]
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Great Lakes, Bad Lines… Discover the story of two Michigan adventurers and their 500-mile, fossil-free journey across the Upper Peninsula along the route of Line 5 – a 63-year-old pipeline – that threatens our inland waters and Great Lakes. Every day nearly 23 million gallons of oil flow through Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline located on the bottom of the Straits of Mackinac just west […]
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Above is a favorite angle of the Crystal River at the Dunns Farm Rd culvert. Here is a second view of the Dunns Farm culvert looking straight up the Crystal River. If you have never paddled the Crystal in the winter, this mild winter would be a great year to do it. Can you see the duck […]
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Cherry Republic’s State of the Company meeting had a packed agenda of 18 items to cover in three and a half hours. During our meeting, we laughed often, cried, celebrated and really rolled up our shirt sleeves and got some important stuff done. You can see the theme for the State of Company (and for the […]
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In 2014 we had a Cherry Republic barter and it was so much fun getting everyone’s “misfit” gifts we thought we’d do it again. And thank goodness this is over! We had about 20 people that wanted to barter with us, which means a lot of you were very good in 2015 and got what you asked […]
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We took a look back at what was a fantastic year here at Cherry Republic. We had so much fun and accomplished so much, we just had to make a top eleven list of some of our favorite events and accomplishments of 2015. New labels and Packaging – Over the course of a 5 months, we’ve updated much […]
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Cherry Republic has started our third annual 31 Days of Giving. Each day in December, Cherry Republic will donate to various organizations doing great things to preserve and protect our quality of life here in Michigan. Thursday December 31st: $4,000 FLOW & Groundwork in support of their joint “Oil and Water Don’t Mix Campaign. In the heart […]
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Just in time for gift giving we’ve brought back our holiday favorites, to spice up everyone’s holidays. When we break out these seasonal favorites, winter has started, and the holidays are around the corner…you can see the transformation at Cherry Republic to holiday cheer. Our Snowy Orchard Crunch is a winter favorite, a tasty mix of dried […]
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The Re-Arbor Glen Arbor Fundraising Campaign has raised $45,000. Thank you to all who have contributed to this important effort. From the moment the storm cleared, we’ve been hard at work clearing, rebuilding and fundraising. What have we accomplished in the three months since the storm? Here is a short photo blog update: We have to […]
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I had resigned myself to be done – that after 15 years of jumping in Lake Michigan every month of the year, that my run of invigorating dives were over. And so, I began telling people that this October would be the first month in 188 that I did not jump in. I felt a […]
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We thought it would be fun to mix photos of fall with our fall Harvest products. Fall has stayed around this year like a good friend. We love our fall products just as much as we’ve loved this warm and blustery weather. While we wish our products could stay with us forever, we know that […]
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Here are a few photos of the Port Oneida Historic Dinner. It was the first time Cherry Republic has ever dressed up our little cafe and winery and did a fundraiser like this. The dinner sold out and it was a nice balance of locals and long time customers and visitors. We raised about $2,000 for […]
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