He Has A Bird's Eye View Of The National Cherry Festival
By Bill O'Brien | June 24, 2026
The National Cherry Festival will celebrate its centennial anniversary next week – and will mark the end of an era for one local official who’s helped keep it safe for more than a decade.
This year’s festival - set for July 4 -11 – will be the last for Gregg Bird in his role as Grand Traverse County’s emergency management coordinator. In his 13-plus years Bird and representatives of other public safety agencies have quietly and effectively come together to for the safety and security of northwest Michigan’s signature summer event, now coordinating more than a dozen local, state and federal organizations.
“It wasn’t necessarily a collaborative team – all …
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