National Cherry Festival
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The National Cherry Festival is an annual food festival in Traverse City, Michigan. Traverse City has been nicknamed the "Cherry Capital of the World", as the Grand Traverse Bay region is a cherry growing hotspot. The festival, which was established in 1925 as the Blessing of the Blossoms Festival, was renamed to the National Cherry Festival in 1931, and has been held each year since.
National Cherry Festival parade on East Front Street in 2012
Tart (left) and sweet (right) cherries grown in Acme Township, just east of Traverse City.
The Blue Angels performing over West Grand Traverse Bay in 2010. Each festival features an air show, rotating each year between the Blue Angels and USAF Thunderbirds.
Michigan wine
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Michigan wine refers to any wine that is made in the state of Michigan in the United States. As of 2020, there were 3,375 acres (1,366 ha) under wine-grape cultivation and over 200 commercial wineries in Michigan, producing 3 million US gallons (11,000,000 L) of wine. According to another count there were 112 operating wineries in Michigan in 2007.
A view from Chateau Chantal on Michigan's Old Mission Peninsula
Vineyard on the Leelanau Peninsula
Cranberry wine and vineyard in the Lake Michigan Shore AVA
A northwest Michigan vineyard in fall