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The National Cherry Festival at 100

By Shelley Irwin
Published February 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM EST

Festival Executive Director Kat Paye and Festival Queen Ainslee Hewitt join us

The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City is celebrating 100 years. The festival beings July 4th. We speak with to executive director Kat Paye and this year's Queen Ainslee Hewitt about the traditions and what’s new this year.
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Shelley Irwin
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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