National Cherry Festival

With the 100th National Cherry Festival happening this week in Traverse City, cultures from all around the Grand Traverse region are coming together.

The Milk Carton Boat Regatta is a competition to create boats with milk cartons, orange juice cartons and water jugs.

The band is celebrating 30 Years of steel drumming this summer.

First-time festival-goers from across the country shared what convinces them to make the trip to Traverse City.

The National Cherry Festival Air Shows brought daring military and civilian flight demonstrations to Traverse City.

As thousands of spectators look to the skies for this weekend’s National Cherry Festival Air Show, a passionate team of U.S. Air Force personnel is working to bring the F-22 Raptor to the people.

As thousands of visitors prepare to visit Traverse City for the National Cherry Festival and its annual airshows, the local U.S. Coast Guard Air Station is gearing up for any emergency that may come its way.

The National Cherry Festival is ruled by a queen and cherry princes and princesses from every school in Traverse City. For the Okorn family, being cherry royalty is a tradition.

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City brings in people from all over the country and the world. But it seems most meaningful to the people who have been there for years and made friends along the way.

The Northwest Regional Airport Authority approved a new agreement with the festival in a 7-1 vote Monday.