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The May Farm: Harvesting Sunlight

It seems fitting to write a blog post about a solar grant project against the backdrop of spring’s lengthening days. The plants, animals and humans on the farm are harvesting every extra minute of daylight, faces tilted toward the sun. Our interest in solar energy was ignited by the 70’s “back to the land” movement and reading Foxfire books. […]

Sneak Peek: The Cherry Public House!

Our new Cherry Public House is one week away from opening. It is looking fantastic and we are so excited. Here is a little sneak peak as we finish up the zillion final details. Here is a view from the front of the newly renovated building. You see new windows and doors, a new patio, and […]

Some Snowy Springtime Fun

It snowed eight inches again last night. Here we are, halfway through April and Northern Michigan is back to winter wonderland for the second time in 10 days. We’ve had these little windows of spring that allowed us a hike on the beach last weekend. It was a mix of beautiful sandy beach to stretch […]

Some Northern Winter Fun

It has been a few years since our winter has been cold enough to produce abundant Lake Michigan ice. We saw it a few days ago while hiking Pyramid Point. I knew we would be on a beach soon to explore all the beautiful blue and winter whiteness. There was so much variety — from […]

Detroit Tigers In The Republic

A line of eager Detroit Tigers fans snaked through our Traverse City store and down Front Street yesterday afternoon, hoping for the chance to snap a selfie with soon-to-be Hall of Famer Alan Trammell and pitchers Shane Greene and Daniel Stumpf as the Detroit Tigers Winter Caravan rolled into Northern Michigan. The three players happily […]

Now Is The Time to Protect our National Lands

“National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.” — Wallace Stegner, Writer & Historian Photo credit to Scott Thomsen. One day last week, I needed to clear my head. I stepped out of my office, jogged the short distance toward the water, and was at the Lake Michigan shoreline in minutes. […]

The 31 Days of Giving

Cherry Republic is proud to announce the 50+ worthwhile recipients of our 2017 31 Days of Giving. Our donations are focused on environmental and agricultural organizations with vision. This year, we introduce a new mission of ours — In five years, Cherry Republic will be powered by 100% local renewable energy. We hope to contribute […]

The Joy of Giving

The holiday season is here, and at Cherry Republic we’ve had “joy” on our minds. The joy of living in Northern Michigan … the joy of two terrific cherry crops in a row … the joy of a successful summer and fall season (thanks to all of you). But perhaps most importantly, we are focused […]

Introducing our Ship From Store Program

‘Ship From Store’ This Holiday Season There’s just something satisfying about plucking the perfect items from a store shelf, filling your basket to the brim, and watching while those treasures are carefully packed by Cherry Republic’s friendly staff into gift boxes, addressed, and placed in the outgoing mail. There’s no wondering if your gifts end up […]

A Wonderful Leaf Day 2017

First Stop: Grass Lake Nature Preserve I took my family to the other side of Grand Traverse Bay — to Torch Lake, Bellaire and the farms, trails, woods and wetlands of Antrim County. It took some time to persuade the boys that this switch in Leaf Day activities would be worth it. “Usually, we go exploring […]

Leaf Day Around the Republic

Cherry Ambassadors around the Republic took full advantage of Leaf Day 2017. From baking with family and friends, to fishing in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, to driving a semi to Kansas City for our first holiday gift show of 2017. Here are some of our favorite stories… Fishing the Pere Marquette River JP, our I.T. hero, spent his […]

Leaf Day – A Letter from Our President

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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