All the News That's Fit to Post about Chelsea, Michigan
(Publisher’s note: Although not in Chelsea, I know lots of folks enjoy watching the sandhill cranes and attending this annual festival.) On Oct. 21 beginning at 11 a.m., celebrate Cranes, Colors and Cabernet at the Sandhill Crane Vineyards, 4724 Walz … Read more
By Lisa Carolin The Big 400 refers to the region that encompasses a 20 by 20 square mile area that surrounds Chelsea. Close to 50 people participated in this year’s Big 400 bus tour, which took place on Oct. 6, … Read more
Everyone is invited to a reception and open house for The Big 400 on May 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Eddy Discovery Center, 17030 Bush Road in Sylvan Township. Did you know that there are 400 square miles of … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Katie McGlashen for the information in this story.) It’s maple syrup time. The communities of The Big 400 are teaming up to celebrate maple syruping in southern Michigan with a festival on Saturday, March … Read more
Once again The Big 400 celebrates autumn with their Cranes, Colors and Cabernet Festival (and Cider too!) on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Greater Sandhill Crane is celebrated with this fun, family-friendly festival. One of the largest crane sanctuaries in Michigan, … Read more
It’s maple syrup time. The communities of The Big 400 are teaming up to celebrate maple syruping in southern Michigan with a festival on Saturday, March 21. The festival includes pancake breakfasts, tours of tapping areas and the syruping process, … Read more
(Chelsea Update would like to thank Tracy Ball of The Big 400 for the information in this story.) On Saturday, May 31, at Waterloo Recreation Area from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., help keep thousands of garlic mustard seeds out of … Read more
For the second time in several months, The Big 400, a grassroots, not-for-profit organization linking conservation, commerce and local communities in southeastern Michigan, is a recipient of state-wide innovation tourism collaboration award. Last month, The Big 400 won the “Partners … Read more
It’s maple syrup time, and the communities of The Big 400 are teaming up to celebrate maple syruping in southern Michigan with a festival on Saturday, March 8. The festival includes pancake breakfasts, tours of tapping areas and the syruping … Read more
The Big 400 – so named because the area is roughly 20 miles by 20 miles, about 400 square miles – partnered with the DNR to help rehabilitate the buildings at Mill Lake, an environmental education camp in Chelsea, which … Read more
On March 9-10, the communities that make up The Big 400 – towns in the 400 square miles encompassing the Waterloo and Pinkney Recreation Areas – are teaming up to celebrate maple syruping in southern Michigan with a series of … Read more
Following four years of planning, the Gateway Communities Initiative, which includes Chelsea and the surrounding communities, launched a new brand and website Friday, Sept. 28, to promote outdoor recreation in the area. “The Big 400,” is an area of about … Read more