The World's Cherry Capital, that is what they call Traverse City, with its annual
Cherry Festival and Blessing of the Blossoms.
The Grand Traverse region boasts the greatest cherry production in the world.
spectacular and colorful festival events, viewed by thousands each July.
-Color by Phil Balyeat
-Postcard postmarked 1974; distributed by the Color Postcard Co., Traverse City, Mich.
CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN was late in posting for this year's Cherry Festival~ sorry!
The 2012 National Cherry Festival will be July 7-14, 2012, in Traverse City.
Here's a bunch of cherry-related websites, freshly picked from Google:
~ HISTORY OF THE CHERRY INDUSTRY IN TRAVERSE CITY
~ BENJAMIN TWIGGS ~ Legendary Cherry Products since 1966
~ CHERRY REPUBLIC
~ CHERRY STOP
~ U-PICK CHERRIES
The U-Pick website and the History of the Cherry Industry website are courtesy of the
Traverse City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Type topic into their Site Search.
Sweet and sour cherry tree orchards dot the landscape of
Benzie County. Considered an ideal location for cherry orchards,
Benzie County is heavily involved in cherry production.
-Photo by Reynold Stafford
-Published by Northlight Studios, Buelah, Michigan
-Postcard from the 1970s
Cherry Pie at the Cherry Hut in Beulah, Michigan has been a tradition since 1922.
-Postcard by Penrod/Hiawatha Co., Berrien Center, Michigan
THE CHERRY HUT
Cute website!
First time visitors: don't forget to take your Cherry Hut menu with you.
Step outdoors and have yourself photographed with a Cherry Jerry
face while standing in front of the restaurant! Hundreds do it every year!
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CIRCUMSPICE MICHIGAN: Postcards of a Pleasant Peninsula
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