Michigan Cherries

chapter 6

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March 11th 2007
Today the area around Traverse City is known for its cherries. There are 360,000,000 pounds of cherries harvested annually, and they celebrated that fact with the National Cherry Festival, held during the first week of July every year. Other fruits are grown as well: apples, strawberries, blueberries, some plums, but not peaches, as they are to far north to accommodate them. These crops are be ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more