National Cherry Festival

IPR's Maxwell Howard takes us to a powwow organized by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. Also, an update on Beitner Rd.

Could a new variety replace the Montmorency as northern Michigan's favorite tart cherry?

We're talking tourism, tradition, farming and aerial stunts on this special edition of the Up North Lowdown.

For some, the National Cherry Festival Marching Band in Traverse City is a chance to keep marching. For others, it's an opportunity to try something new.

The Northwest Regional Airport Authority approved a new agreement with the festival in a 7-1 vote Monday.

This week: An impasse over the future of the air show at the National Cherry Festival. And Elk Rapids high school students make the prom a little more climate friendly.

Officials with both the Cherry Festival and the airport say the annual air show must go on and would like to avoid settling disputes in court - but they have yet to agree on how.

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…