Up North Blog

Sunset over St. Joseph’s Lighthouse in early-May 2017. Photo credit to Laurie B. Tell me more… Here in the Republic, we live by the motto Life, Liberty, Beaches and Pie. We try to define it, but what makes it special is that it means something different to each person. So what does Life, Liberty, Beaches, and […]

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 […]

We are excited to announce that our newest store in the beautiful town of Holland, in southwest Michigan, is set to open in only a few short weeks! Located at 29 W. Eighth Street in the heart of downtown Holland, the storefront is ideally located and has some great architectural detail. Our new Holland storefront. Our team has been working day and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]