Up North Blog

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We appreciate our extended friends and family of the republic and wanted to share a little gift with you. Because the holidays are so close, we thought you’d like these last minute gift tags made by our elves at the Cherry Republic workshop.

The numbers are in! Our top 12 gift boxes of 2016.  Having trouble picking the right gift box, we put together our top 12 selling gift boxes with some reasons why they made our list. The Big Classic  Big on flavor, big on cherries, big on fun. The Big Classic makes a great party even better. Cherry Essentials True […]

Winter Wonderland Has Finally Arrived Most of us “Up North” are grinning from ear to ear now that snow is on the ground. It finally feels like the holidays are in the air, and the Cherry Republic staff are happily running from building to building with snowflakes swirling around them helping customers with their Holiday orders. […]

Reason #10: Our top 10 gift boxes. Reason #9: Our boxes are full of cherries, Northern Michigan’s ruby red morsels of joy! Reason #8: Your purchase is a direct contribution to good people and good causes. Reason #7:   There isn’t a better way to keep your money local. Reason #6: Cherry Republic Ambassadors love spreading Cherry Cheer. Reason #5:  Cherries are an original superfood. Rich in […]

Re-Arbor Glen Arbor funds have helped clean up much of the damage from the August 2nd 2015 storm. Now comes the fun part: helping those homeowners hardest hit by replanting trees in their yards. Here are some of the requests we’ve received in the past few weeks: “Our property was the hardest hit on Fisher Road. […]