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New Fall Line Up

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The first shades of Fall are painting the leaves here in Northern Michigan. Reds, oranges, and yellows travel over the hills and along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Fall certainly is a beautiful setting for hikes, bike rides, and adventures.

Cherry BBQ Spice Rub
Cherry Republicโ€™s Cherry BBQ Spice Rub is our new go-to flavor to […]

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Cherry BBQ Wings

Introducing Cherry Republicโ€™s Cherry BBQ Spice Rub – straight out of our kitchen, just in time for the tailgating season. As the weather starts to cool, stay warm at the grill eating our new spicy-hot and zesty-tart BBQ Rub. Our Chef has already created a delicious Cherry BBQ wing recipe. Give it a try and […]

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Cherry Republic’s New Spritzers

Cherries, wine, and bubblesโ€ฆ how can you go wrong? Introducing two new additions to the vast array of cherry deliciousness here at Cherry Republic: Cherry Wine Spritzer and Apricot Cherry Spritzer. We start with our cherry wine, then punch it up with some bubblesโ€“and some apricot for the Apricot Cherry Spritzerโ€“to create these light and […]

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BBQ Sauce

Summer 2016 we introduced two new barbecue sauces to our stores. ย Below are some photos of our Mantinou Goldย NEW, Smoky Cherryย BBQ Dressingย NEW and Original BBQ.

Mantinou Goldย BBQ Sauce,ย  is a delicious blend of our mustard and Cherry BBQ Sauce. Its honey sweet and tart mustard flavor make this a must have for every grillerโ€™s arsenal.

Our secret […]

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2016 Photo Contest

2016 Photo Contest
How to enter:ย You can enter your photos by posting them to our Facebook Page, or posting them on Instagram or email social@cherryrepublic.com. Include the hashtag #BeachesAndPie and the category hashtag, #essenceofnorthernmi, #upnorthkids, or #summerintherepublic ย to be sure we know you’re entering. More details below.

Click to view some of our 2016 entrees.

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The Winners […]

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White Linen BBQ

Thank you all for a great evening! Here are some of our favorite photos from the evening. We look forward to hosting more dinners and a big thank you goes out to Jessie Zevalkink for all of the lovely photos.
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We saved a spot just for you!

Help us celebrate summer with a White Linen Barbeque.

Invite […]

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Beach Towels

Enjoy a day at the beach wrapped in a Cherry Republic beach towel!

Our giant, super thick beach towels are great for drying off after a dip in the lake and there super size makes the ideal place to soak up some sun on the beach.ย The towels are custom made in the USA specifically for us.

Two […]

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Lemonade Stand

Lemonade!… Lemonade for sale!… Get your Cherry Lemonade!…

It is never too early to practice your entrepreneurial and business skills! If you are under the age of 10, grab your parents and head to the Great Hall to sign up for your hour long selling time. Times are available Wednesday, Friday, and Saturdays from 11 a.m. […]

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Ice Cream

The trick to good homemade ice cream is lots of time consuming layering of fun ingredients!ย  This photo catches Matt our ice cream maker adding caramel sauce.ย  If you look closely, there are chocolate covered waffle chips in the bucket in the foreground that go in next and almonds in the bowl above him.ย  Hey, […]