Traverse City, Michigan, often calls itself “The Cherry Capital of the World.” On July 25, 1987, Chef Pierre Bakeries celebrated that status with a cherry pie weighing 28,350 pounds and stretching 17 feet, 6 inches in diameter. While the pie was devoured decades ago, the tin still stands to the side of Cass Road in Traverse City. The pie tin for the record-setting pie was 18 feet wide and 26 inches deep. It was built by the Jacklin Steel Supply Company of Traverse City. Hundreds of volunteers helped the bakery…
