As we have been driving back and forth between our Glen Arbor HQ and our Empire Warehouse fulfilling orders, our staff has been driving by perfect ice on Little Glen Lake. The ice has been smooth as glass and hard as diamonds across the entire lake. We knew it wouldn’t be thick, but we thought […]
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A delicious breakfast treat for the holidays: Cherry Peanut Butter-Stuffed French Toast For me, french toast evokes memories of my childhood. It’s what I always asked for when my Mom would make me breakfast in bed for my birthday. (Love you Mom!) A young Tony Finnestad tucks into some birthday french toast. While my Mom’s recipe […]
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Roasted Squash Apple Soup is a delicious seasonal favorite. The perfect holiday appetizer! This is another seasonal favorite of mine. The sweetness of the apples and brown sugar are offset by the slight tartness and acidity of the dried cherries, and the warming spices round the soup out very well! You can also serve this as a mashed potato […]
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Fluffy, creamy, and absolutely delicious, these Cherry Horseradish Mashed Potatoes are a hit with a variety of dishes This recipe is a twist on classic mashed potatoes. The end result is a creamy, buttery, fluffy mashed potato with just a little kick from the Cherry Horseradish Sauce. True horseradish lovers will probably want to add just a […]
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Early snow blanketing the meadow in front of D. H. Day Farm in November. Winter has returned to the Republic a little ahead of schedule this year. No sooner had the spectacularly colored leaves fallen from the trees than they were being covered by snow. The snow came in light sprinkles at first. A dusting at […]
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Last summer, a few of us at Cherry Republic made an exciting archeological discovery within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. A day that began with young boys impersonating Indiana Jones (searching for arrowheads while keeping an eye out for the Arch of the Covenant), turned into a plot that would excite Indiana Jones himself. Just as we were preparing […]
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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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The breathtaking Islands Lookout on Alligator Hill affords a spectacular view of Sleeping Bear Bay, the Manitou Islands, and South Fox Island. Alligator Hill is an often overlooked jewel in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. Its nine miles of hiking trails loop their way through some of the most beautiful landscapes in northern Michigan. Located smack […]
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Breaking trail for the Bay to Bay Hiking and Kayaking Trail. Here Bob and the team hike through the dunes in Platte Bay with Empire Bluffs and Sleeping Bear Point in the distance. It’s an epic hike. From south to north across the entire Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, hiking the Bay to Bay Trail […]
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Just one of many amazing Sleeping Bear Dune National Lakeshore views that we will enjoy during the hike. A new hiking trail is coming to the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It’s called the Bay to Bay Trail, and it will run the length of the park, from Platte Bay at the south end to […]
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Our winner! Enthusiasm overcomes even this summer’s cooler waters. The final round of our Summer Photo Challenge has wrapped up. As in the Rounds One and Two, we received a ton of great photos. From stunning up north scenery to those simple and delightful family moments, the entries beautifully captured the joy of Life, Liberty, Beaches, […]
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