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Chelsea community flower power gypsies in action

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Jennifer Kundak for the information and photos in this story.) Have you noticed a change in the downtown abandoned flower beds at the vacant Main Street office building location as well as in front … Read more

In photos: Flowers to make you smile today

Chelsea Update would like to thank Nancy Cooper of Lyndon Township and a member of the Chelsea Area Garden Club for sharing these lovely photos of the gardens surrounding her home.

A Crouching Spider That Has No Bite

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and the photos in this column.) After snakes, perhaps spiders strike fear into the hearts of men (and women) more than any other … Read more

Summer’s Last Nester the American Goldfinch

(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information and photos in this column.) This past winter was one that most of us would like to forget, but in one way it … Read more

Showy Lady’s-slipper, queen of our native orchids

  (Chelsea Update would like to thank Tom Hodgson and the Waterloo Natural History Association for the information in this column.) It is fitting that the scientific species name for the showy lady’s-slipper is reginae, which means queen in Latin … Read more