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On July 25, 1987, Cherry Festival participants earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cherry pie. The pie was 17 ft 6 in (5.33 m) in diameter, weighing 28,350 pounds. This replaced the pie baked nine years earlier in Charlevoix, Michigan. This record was held until July 14, 1990, when a pie weighing ...
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 known for its wine production. [9]
Grand Traverse Bay (/ ˈtrævərs / TRAV-ərss) is an arm of Lake Michigan, located along the west coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The bay is separated from the rest of Lake Michigan by the Leelanau Peninsula. The bay is some 32 miles (51 km) long, ranges from 7 to 10 miles (11 to 16 km) wide, and up to 620 feet (190 m) deep in spots.
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 ...
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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 ...
Hyline Orchard Farm Market, 8240 State 42, Fish Creek: Open July 5 or 6 for tart cherry picking, expects availability for at least two weeks. 920-868-3067, hylineorchards.com or "Hyline Orchard ...
Kalkaska Village Offices. Kalkaska (/ kælˈkæskə / kal-KASS-kə) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its population was 2,132 at the 2020 census, an increase from 2,020 at the 2010 census. Kalkaska is part of the Traverse City metropolitan area, and is often considered a bedroom community of nearby Traverse City.