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Work on the South Union Street Bridge – originally scheduled to be finished by June 30 – will now extend until the end of July, a delay that...

It’s not summer yet, but it certainly feels a bit like summer in northern Michigan this week. In celebration of the warm weather, The Ticker is lo...

The quintet has sold more than 20 million albums globally.

500,000 people are expected to converge on Traverse City for the 96th National Cherry Festival which starts this Saturday. Executive director Kat Paye says many

This year's festival is July 2-9.

The nine-time Grammy Award winning artist will headline the opening weekend of the annual up north celebration.

The nine-time Grammy Award winning artist will headline the opening weekend of the annual up north celebration.

9 & 10 News July 7, 2021 National Cherry Festival organizers were happy to hear the Northern Michigan cherry crop cooperated this year. Typically the sweet cherry crops aren’t ready to be picked until the end of July, but this year farmers were able to get out and pick early. “I think people are surprised that they’re local cherries. We’ve had to reiterate to people that they are right here from Michigan,” says Steve Rubinus. Rubinus has been selling cherries for Edmondson Orchard a...

9 & 10 News July 5, 2021 The month of July typically brings a lot of sunshine and warmth, but we all know Michigan weather can change in a matter of seconds, and that’s why National Cherry Festival organizers say they need to be prepared for anything, including bad weather. “We have a very extensive plan for all things inclement weather as with anything else down here,” said Executive Director Kat Paye. “We know that in an outdoor event, especially one as long as ours over eight days, i...

July 1, 2021 The National Cherry Festival kicks off this Saturday in Traverse City. Executive director Kat Paye says it’s not the best cherry crop this year because of some freezes, but she says they’ll have them. “They are not uncommon to not have the harvest during it, or not have local cherries during the festival, but the harvest is actually starting to happen which is rare,” says Paye. “So you actually get to see some of the trucks rolling through town because a lot of the fa...