National Cherry Festival

The National Cherry Festival is ruled by a queen and cherry princes and princesses from every school in Traverse City. For the Okorn family, being cherry royalty is a tradition.

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City brings in people from all over the country and the world. But it seems most meaningful to the people who have been there for years and made friends along the way.

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

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.

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Traverse City’s biggest tourist event will look different this year.The National Cherry Festival typically draws around half a million people to the Grand…

Traverse City’s biggest tourist event will look different this year.The National Cherry Festival typically draws around half a million people to the Grand…

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City attracts people from all over the world. Last year there were an estimated 550,000 attendees, so it isn’t…

The cherry harvest has begun in northern Michigan, a week earlier than normal. Most growers this week are harvesting sweet cherries and over the next…