“Cherri-Mix Drink For Sale”

Location: House’s Orchards “Riverside Fruit Farm”, 66th Street. House’s Roadside Market, Blue Star Highway at Washington/Holland Streets, Saugatuck Township
Date: 1860s – 1960s

Mr. House, Mr. Kasten and Dog Cherry, ca. 1946

One of the earliest and most successful fruit farms, the House family specialized in cherry, peach and honey production—and invented a popular Midwestern drink “Cherri-Mix.” In 1878 the farm sent a record 3,000 pounds of honey to the Chicago market. In 1878 the farm had over 1,000 peach trees and 500 quince trees.