We received hundreds of amazing submissions during our 2017 Summer Photo Contest. Each and every photo beautifully captured our motto Life, Liberty, Beaches, and Pie, and we loved seeing how you experience it.
From beautiful shots of nature at its finest, to family portraits with many smiling faces and kids freely eating their slice of […]
At Cherry Republic, we have what you would call a good problem. We’ve been so blessed with visitors flocking to our Glen Arbor campus that we are, quite literally, bursting at the seams. We simply cannot squeeze any more customers into our store, winery, and cafe. And like many of our fellow Glen Arbor retailers […]
You may be a self-professed tart cherry aficionado, but do you know how Traverse City and the surrounding area came to be known as the Cherry Capital of the World? And here’s a bonus question worthy of Trivia Night: Can you name the differences between a Montmorency and a Balaton cherry?
Cherry Capital of the World
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By Mary Winowiecki, Cherry Republic
Cherry Republic’s newest retail location — this one in beautiful downtown Holland, Michigan — threw a grand Grand Opening on Friday, June 16, 2017.
Eager customers, members of the West Coast Chamber of Commerce, the media, and even Boomer the Bear were all on hand to christen the new store. The celebration included appetizer and […]
Sunset over St. Joseph’s Lighthouse in early-May 2017. Photo credit to Laurie B.
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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 […]
While we all love grandma’s canned jam, fruit preserves, or apple butter, did anyone know if it was technically a jam or a jelly? I personally have always wondered what is the difference, and the same goes for all of Cherry Republic’s jellies, jams, preserves, fruit butters… and now our new conserve.
Jelly is made from […]
When we launched the new Cherry Mimosa Conserve I wan’t sure what to do with it other than the obvious and create something fun, quick and easy.
Cherry Republic’s Cherry Mimosa Conserve thickens when you refrigerate it, but because of the juice content it gets more liquid when you work with it as a sauce; so it takes more […]
We had a contest for $20 Cherry Republic Gift Cards to see if we could get your best tailgating or super bowl party recipe. We had a total for four people submit recipes and the rest of you must be pretty secretive over your special recipes. Congratulations to Teri, Shelly, and Ted who’s dishes were selected […]
