Milan Area Chamber

06/02/2026

Secure your place in the Annual Golf Outing by signing up here:
https://milanchamber.org/sponsorship/golf-outing

06/01/2026

Please join us in congratulating Hunter & Ellie's on this exciting milestone and wishing them continued success for many years to come! ❤️

Three years ago, we opened the doors to Hunter & Ellie’s with a dream, a lot of hope, and no way of knowing just how much this little store would become a part of our lives.

What started as a creative space has grown into so much more. Over the past three years, we've had the privilege of meeting incredible people, celebrating milestones with families, hosting classes, supporting local organizations, partnering with other small businesses, and watching friendships form around our tables.

One of the greatest blessings of this journey has been the amazing vendors we've met along the way. What began as business relationships quickly turned into genuine friendships. We have been honored to showcase their talents, support their dreams, and watch their businesses grow. Their creativity, hard work, and trust in us have helped make Hunter & Ellie’s what it is today, and we are so grateful to be a small part of their success stories.

Owning a small business isn't always easy. There have been long days, late nights, challenges, and moments of uncertainty. But there have also been countless moments of joy, laughter, creativity, and community that make every bit of it worthwhile.

We are so grateful for every customer who has walked through our doors, every person who has attended a class, every vendor who trusted us with their creations, and every member of this community who has supported us along the way. Your encouragement, kind words, and continued support have helped us grow into what we are today.

Being part of the Downtown Milan, Michigan community has been one of the greatest gifts of this journey. We've watched families create memories together, children discover their creativity, neighbors support neighbors, and fellow small business owners cheer each other on. That sense of community is something truly special and something we never take for granted.

As we celebrate three years, we aren't just celebrating a business anniversary—we're celebrating the relationships, friendships, memories, and community that have made it all possible.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being part of our story. Thank you for shopping small, creating with us, believing in us, and supporting not only our dream, but the dreams of so many local makers and entrepreneurs.

Here's to the next chapter and many more years of creating, connecting, and growing together. Stay tuned - we are working on a celebration!

❤️ Jennifer & the Hunter & Ellie’s Family

05/27/2026

We love seeing our members help out other members!

05/27/2026

Milan is in full bloom! 🌸🌼🌺🌷🏵

A few weeks ago I had the absolute pleasure of photographing the Milan in Bloom event for the Milan Area Chamber of Commerce. It was a lovely event on the heels of Mother’s Day where local participating businesses offered fun spring-themed crafts and activities for the community. There was face painting, flower planting, food trucks, and so much more. I had so much fun I even ended up in a few of the photos myself. 👀

Participating businesses included The Owl, Morning 'til Night, Northern Chicks, Pink Shamrocks Antiques & DIY, Adventure, Ink, Oakville Farm & Greenhouse, The Play Station, Life is Sweet, Gordon Wood Works, S’Mac and Cheese, Shadow Light Collective, Ink & Dye, Latham's Hardware, Alzheimer's Association, Ypsilanti Nutrition, Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union, Pepper’s Mexican Grill, Hungry Howie's Pizza, Hunter & Ellie's, RxErcise, Bestie Bites Doughnuts, and Face Painting by Holli.

This is just a small look at a much larger gallery — so if you saw me running around with my camera but don’t see yourself here, you can view and download the images directly from this link: https://emilyroseimagery.pixieset.com/milaninbloom2026/

Always in awe of this community and the way people come together to bring joy to our town. HUGE shout out to Jennifer Whatley — Executive Director of the Chamber and owner of Hunter & Ellie's — who organized this entire event with a rupturing appendix. She showed up, handled the event, and then went straight into surgery afterward. Absolute superwoman behavior. We love you, Jennifer. ❤️

05/27/2026

We had an amazing time at this event.. thank you to Emily Rose Chene & Emily Rose Imagery for snapping all these beautiful picture!

05/16/2026

Congratulations MoldPro! We love having your company be a part of our Milan Community.

Celebrating 15 years in business!

We are beyond thankful for everyone who has trusted and supported us along the way. And to our incredible crew thank you for being such an important part of this journey.

Your hard work and passion have helped shape this company into what it is today, and we couldn’t do it without you!

05/09/2026

Don’t forget to stop downtown Milan today and enjoy all the festivities happening in the shops and on the street!

05/09/2026

Don’t forget to stop by Wabash & Main for Free Facepainting with Holly!