National Cherry Festival

Many tourism officials Up North expect summer 2021 to be a huge tourism season. With Covid immunity increasing, festivals that were cancelled last year…

National Cherry Festival organizers say the annual Traverse City festival will not go on as planned this year. The festival, which typically occurs the…

After a slow start to the growing season, cherry farmers are gearing up for the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City starting June 30. Cherries are…

When you think about car towns, you might not picture Traverse City. But the town used to be home to an automobile manufacturer. A company called Napoleon…

July 19, 1928 marks the date of the first Cherry Festival held in July. Before that, a festival known as “the Blessing of the Blossoms” was held in…

Behind the bright colors and dizzying rides at the National Cherry Festival is a group of people who work long hours and love their jobs. Carnies are a…

A special committee will consider making long-term changes to the National Cherry Festival. Traverse City commissioners decided last night to form the…

The Traverse City Commission meets tonight to discuss possible changes to the National Cherry Festival.Suggestions include shortening the length of the…

All those festivities going on in Traverse City the next 10 days, the jet planes and carnival rides, that all started with a prayer about ninety years…