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Last Minute Gift Tags

Posted by bob on Dec 16th 2016

We appreciate our extended friends and family of the republic and wanted to share a little gift with you. Because the holidays are so close, we thought you’d like these last minute gift tags made by our elves at the Cherry Republic workshop. ...

Top 12 Gift Boxes

Posted by bob on Dec 13th 2016

  The numbers are in! Our top 12 gift boxes of 2016.  Having trouble picking the right gift box, we put together our top 12 selling gift boxes with some reasons why they made our list. The Big Classic  Big on flavor, big on cherries, big on fun. The Big Classic makes a great party even better. Cherry Essentials True cherry fans know a great box when they see one. Cherry Essentials is at the top of our list this year because it’s sure to please the #1 person on your list. ...

Christmas in the Republic

Posted by bob on Dec 13th 2016

Winter Wonderland Has Finally Arrived Most of us “Up North” are grinning from ear to ear now that snow is on the ground. It finally feels like the holidays are in the air, and the Cherry Republic staff are happily running from building to building with snowflakes swirling around them helping customers with their Holiday orders. Here’s a collection of photos with comments from our President from this week in the Republic. Enjoy! Nothing better says the Holidays than our Glen Arbor retai ...

10 Reasons to Give Cherry Republic

Posted by bob on Dec 9th 2016

Reason #10: Our top 10 gift boxes. Reason #9: Our boxes are full of cherries, Northern Michigan's ruby red morsels of joy! Reason #8: Your purchase is a direct contribution to good people and good causes. Reason #7:   There isn’t a better way to keep your money local. Reason #6: Cherry Republic Ambassadors love spreading Cherry Cheer. Reason #5:  Cherries are an original superfood. Rich in antioxidants, cherries boast anti-inflammatory properties. Reason #4: We have perfected ...

Re-Arbor Glen Arbor Letters

Posted by bob on Dec 7th 2016

Re-Arbor Glen Arbor funds have helped clean up much of the damage from the August 2nd 2015 storm. Now comes the fun part: helping those homeowners hardest hit by replanting trees in their yards. Here are some of the requests we’ve received in the past few weeks: “Our property was the hardest hit on Fisher Road. We lost 50 to 75 mature trees. We paid the price to get the driveway open and remove some of the downed trees. We will slowly clear and clean up as time goes by. It was so sad to d ...

Sutherland's Leaf Day Adventure

Posted by bob on Oct 20th 2016

Due to the thunderstorm, we started out on our third annual Leaf Day hike a little later than usual. The boys wanted to hike the dunes, so my goal was to hit the most remote and difficult-to-get-to spots on this special day off from work and school. Steph dropped me off with the boys at the southernmost point on the Sleeping Bear Dunes - The Scenic Drive overlook. Unfortunately, she could not join us as she had work to do in Grand Rapids, so she gave the boys and me some big hugs to carry ...

New Fall Line Up

Posted by bob on Sep 30th 2016

  The first shades of Fall are painting the leaves here in Northern Michigan. Reds, oranges, and yellows travel over the hills and along the shoreline of Lake Michigan. Fall certainly is a beautiful setting for hikes, bike rides, and adventures. Cherry BBQ Spice Rub Cherry Republic’s Cherry BBQ Spice Rub is our new go-to flavor to make dinner extra delicious. This medium heat rub is great on chicken, pork, beef, salmon or shrimp. Ghost Pepper Sauce Just in time for Halloween. Add ...

Paddle to School

Posted by bob on Jun 16th 2016

Last fall, The boys and I decided to switch the year’s walk to school up with a different form of travel -  paddling to school.  It was my idea for this fourth annual event, and the boys were against it at first.  Colebrook wanted to run the seven miles to his classroom.  “And let’s do it in a hour,” said my nine year old.  “Yuck, that doesn’t sound fun,” said Hawthorn, the little legged brother.   Hawthorn was right.  Our day of self propelled travel to school has to be fun and outdoorsy and ...

CR, LVR Vacation Giveaway

Posted by bob on Jun 16th 2016

Thanks to some very generous help from Leelanau Vacation Rentals, Cherry Republic is offering a four bedroom South Beach Condo at the Homestead Resort on Lake Michigan.  The week will be prime time summer-- July 10th-17th.  This is a $3,700 value. We’d love to give this to the perfect family.  Which could be you! To enter: Please write a short email of how many years you have been coming up to Glen Arbor, if it would be your first visit, tell us that too. What prevented you from bein ...

From Trees to Bowls

Posted by bob on Jun 16th 2016

Northwestern Michigan Woodturners Club joined residents on the patio at Cherry Republic Tuesday night.  David Watt, pictured on the right is one of the woodturners and helped organize the event. The bowls pictured above were donated by woodturners for people to purchase by simply writing a thank you note and making a donation to the "Re-Arbor Glen Arbor" fund. The bowls all came from local trees which fell during the August 2nd storm. Bob greets Deb Shutt a local resident who is holdin ...

Cherry and Bright Customer Survey 2015

Posted by bob on Jan 22nd 2016

Thanks again to everyone that took the time to take our survey.  We learned some really valuable things to improve, but we also learned that we are doing a lot of things really well.  Here’s a few highlights that we heard from you: In general we heard that you love our cherry products because of the freshness and quality, it is like tasting a little piece of Northern Michigan. You all felt our phone order takers were very personable and knowledgable.  And we heard that you had many ...

2015 Cherry Republic A Year In Review

Posted by bob on Jan 7th 2016

We took a look back at what was a fantastic year here at Cherry Republic.  We had so much fun and accomplished so much, we just had to make a top eleven list of some of our favorite events and accomplishments of 2015. New labels and Packaging - Over the course of a 5 months, we’ve updated much of the packaging of our your favorite products.  This 2 year project brings a new look that better fits the earthy, trendy and colorful company we’ve become. Summer Shear Storm - Ugh.  Ugh.  Devast ...

Cherry & Bright 31 Days of Giving

Posted by bob on Dec 3rd 2015

  Cherry Republic has started our third annual 31 Days of Giving.  Each day in December, Cherry Republic will donate to various organizations doing great things to preserve and protect our quality of life here in Michigan.  Thursday December 31st: $4,000 FLOW & Groundwork in support of their joint “Oil and Water Don’t Mix Campaign.   In the heart of the Great Lakes, twin 62-year-old pipelines pump nearly 23 million gallons of oil and other petroleum products a day through the Straits of ...

Bob's Cherry Republic Plunge

Posted by bob on Nov 6th 2015

I had resigned myself to be done - that after 15 years of jumping in Lake Michigan every month of the year, that my run of invigorating dives were over.  And so, I began telling people that this October would be the first month in 188 that I did not jump in.  I felt a deep loss saying it.  And the more I said it the more painful it became.  But, I reminded myself, the last two years were the coldest in 40 years and made my fun hobby feel like work.  In February of 2013, I dove into Lake Mich ...