Michigan Apple Blog

Entries for 2009

Grand Rapids Santa Claus Parade – Hillary Heeren

Michigan Apple Committee posted on December 02, 2009 |

On Saturday November nineteenth I was invited to be a part of the Grand Rapids Santa Claus Parade. For a mid-November day I was surprised to have very pleasant weather. While walking around before the parade I met many Michigan Ap... Read More

Reflection of my year as the 2009 Michigan Apple Queen

Michigan Apple Committee posted on November 09, 2009 |

It has been a whirlwind of a year as Michigan Apple Queen. The year started off big as I traveled to the American Pie Festival in Orlando, Florida. On the first day of the festival, I served with hundreds of others as a pie judg... Read More

Adventures of a First Runner Up – by Jessica Zelenock

Michigan Apple Committee posted on August 25, 2009 |

Hello Everyone…this is Jessica Zelenock, 1st Runner-up to the Michigan Apple Queen. Our next adventure took Amber and I to the west side of the state for a stop at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival – a week long c... Read More

Michigan Apple Queen Attends the National Cherry Festival

Michigan Apple Committee posted on July 22, 2009 |

Last weekend was the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City. Jessica and I kicked off the weekend by attending the Cherry Queen Coronation Ball at the City Opera House downtown. We enjoyed the hors d’vuvre social hour, th... Read More

Tulip Time and Frankenmuth Parades

Michigan Apple Committee posted on June 26, 2009 |

Parade season has begun and Jessica and I have been busy traveling around the state. In May we attended the Tulip Time parade in Holland. Being a Hope College student, it was especially fun to have a parade on my home turf. Throu... Read More

National Pie Championships

Michigan Apple Committee posted on May 12, 2009 |

During the last weekend in April, I attended the National Pie Festival in Orlando, Florida. During the last weekend in April, I attended the National Pie Festival in Orlando, Florida. The weekend started out with the National Pie... Read More

Michigan Film Office Seeks Agricultural Properties

Michigan Apple Committee posted on March 30, 2009 |

Michiganders know that there is some of the most beautiful landscape in the country located right here in their own backyards. Now the Michigan Film Industry is looking for some agricultural locations to be used in feature films. ... Read More