Herker's Homemade Cherry Topping was in attendance last week for the third annual Making It in Michigan event at the Lansing Center.

Participants also included about 150 food iindustry buyers and about 100 specialty product vendors, said Matt Birbeck, project consultant and supply chain specialist at MSU's Product Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Sampling the cherry topping:

Carol Swinehart (left) of East Lansing, samples Herkner's Homemade Cherry Topping during the third annual Making It in Michigan event at the Lansing Center. Herkner's is run by three sisters.

Behind the booth are two of the sisters, Sue Keegstra (center) of Okemos, and Judy Harmon of Traverse City.

Photo: MATTHEW DAe SMITH/For the Lansing State Journal