The National Cherry Festival is proud to announce that Ainslee Hewitt, a Traverse City native, has been crowned the 2025/2026 ...

The Crane Burger is a local favorite, topped with their house-made horseradish-cider cheese and bacon. It’s the kind of burger that requires multiple napkins and makes conversation impossible until ...

The new National Cherry Queen for 2025-26 is a bona fide science wiz with a mission to “spread cherry love” everywhere she ...

TRAVERSE CITY — A Northern Michigan woman has uncovered a piece of national cherry festival history while going through her ...

The cherry industry in Northwest Michigan is grappling with a challenging year, as unfavorable weather conditions and other ...

We went down to the National Cherry Festival because 9&10’s Rachel Rademacher’s friend Amalie Hilligsoe from Denmark is in ...

History will be front and center next year as the National Cherry Festival celebrates its 100th anniversary just as the ...

A look at how the crop is coming along the season, when to expect a harvest and what uncertainities farmers are facing.

Picking season can run anywhere from a week or less to a month, and interested pickers should call or check the orchards' ...

We escaped some frost damage. So we've got a beautiful, wonderful crop of cherries this year,” said operations manager Allan ...

Even in tough times, Michigan cherry grower Emma Grant believes her job is the best in the world. She gets to walk her ...