date:May 22, 2012
r fruit-based products such as pies, salsa and dried fruit.
Visitors to the July 7-14 National Cherry Festival in Traverse City likely will eat tart cherries from other states, such as Washington, said festival media relations officer Susan Wilcox Olson. Sweet cherries, which are harvested near festival time, probably will come from Michigan. Wilcox Olson said attendees shouldn't expect drastic price hikes.
The Michigan House of Representatives last week urged President Barack Obama and U.S.