Tag: Cherry

Taste Traverse City at this year’s National Cherry Festival

Jun. 23—TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Michigan cherries are coming early this year, say local farmers who expect to begin their harvest one to two weeks ahead of schedule. “I’ve never seen them come in this early,” said Art McManus, owner of McManus Southview Orchards. “And I’ve been at it for about 60 years. “We’ll have […]

Okie Cherry Thompson

Jun. 22—While doing a variety of jobs helping others, Cherry West-Thompson also takes time to help keep herself fit. Thompson worked as a teaching assistant at Oktaha Public Schools when her children were little. “When my youngest one graduated high school, I decided I wanted to do something else,” she said. She recalled driving by […]