Myrtle & Maude's

What they do

Myrtle & Maude’s is a fourth-generation farm in Williamsburg, [[grand-traverse-bay|Northern Michigan]], with 250 acres of cherries and 50 acres of apples. The first cherry trees were planted by the founding generation in the 1940s; the second generation expanded the operation in 1964; the third generation took sole ownership in 2017; the fourth now works [[the-orchard|the orchard]]. The 2021 market is the retail face of the operation, offering homegrown produce, homemade pies, caramel apples, soft-serve ice cream, donuts, cider, baked goods, and Michigan-made artisan goods. The operation won the 2026 National Cherry Festival’s Very Cherry Promotion Award.

Why it’s listed

Two filters. (1) Four documented generations continuously farming cherries since the 1940s — that’s an 80-year multigenerational fruit-belt operation, the precise substrate [[directory|the directory]] tracks. (2) Specific regional crop genetics — 250 acres of [[grand-traverse-bay|Northern Michigan]] cherries is a meaningful contribution to one of the country’s signature fruit regions, and the 2026 industry award is third-party recognition of that practice.

See also

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• Instance of: [[orchard]]
• Member of: [[farm]]
• Contained by: [[grand-traverse-bay]]
• Also grows: [[vegetable-farm]]

Sources

• OpenStreetMap: node/11200860744
• Myrtle & Maude’s

A listing in the [[0mn1one|0mn1.one]] [[directory]]. Filed under [[grand-traverse-bay]] in [[directory|the directory]].