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In 1931, the Michigan Legislature renamed the festival to the National Cherry Festival, and moved to July. [6] The festival was cancelled from 1942 to 1946 due to World War II, and again in 1947, as Traverse City instead celebrated its centennial. [7] In 1964, the festival was extended from three days to five, and in 1968, was extended to eight ...
Neighboring city Charlevoix held the record for a 7-ton, 14-foot-long cherry pie baked in 1976, but in 1987, Traverse City bakers had a record number of cherries, the biggest crop at the time ...
Traverse City is nicknamed "the Cherry Capital of the World", as the area surrounding Grand Traverse Bay is a hotspot for cherry production. [6] [7] The city hosts the National Cherry Festival, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually. [8] The Traverse City area is also well known for its wine production, [9] and has two American ...
Chateau Chantal is a winery located on the Old Mission Peninsula, only a few miles north of Traverse City, in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States. The chateau sits atop one of the highest points on the Old Mission Peninsula and has views of both East and West arms of Grand Traverse Bay. The winery is a European style chateau on a 64 ...
The first cherry trees were planted in Michigan in 1852 by The Reverend Peter Dougherty, who in 1839 established a Presbyterian mission at present-day Old Mission. In 1893, the first commercial orchard was established on the Old Mission Peninsula , north of Traverse City.
Michigan is the fourth largest grape-growing state in America, with over 13,500 acres of vineyards. Much of the state's acreage is planted to varieties like Concord and Niagara, destined for juice production. Wine grapes represent 11% of total vineyard area. The 100,000 short tons of grapes produced in 2005, just 4,600 tons were used for wine ...
WTCM (580 kHz) is an AM radio station broadcasting in Traverse City, Michigan with a News/Talk radio format. It is owned by the Biederman family and their company, Midwestern Broadcasting. WTCM's studios on East Front Street in Downtown Traverse City. [2] WTCM is powered at 50,000 watts during the day, the maximum allowed for AM stations.
Cherry Capital Airport (IATA: TVC, ICAO: KTVC, FAA LID: TVC) is a commercial and general aviation airport located in Traverse City, Michigan, United States. The airport is located two nautical miles (2.3 mi; 3.7 km) southeast of the central business district of Traverse City. The airport is categorized by the Federal Aviation Administration ...