Battle Creek Mi Cereal Factory Tours
The leila arboretum part of battle creek s 7 000 acres of parkland was created by the widow of cw post founder of post cereals.
Battle creek mi cereal factory tours. North street chelsea 4. Jiffy mix plant 201 w. Take a look back at when the doors were open to the public. Kellogg s cereal city usa was a tourist attraction in the downtown area of the city of battle creek michigan itself nicknamed cereal city open to visitors between 1998 and 2007.
The kellogg s cereal city factory tour located in battle creek mi. 9 fantastic factory tours you can only take in michigan. The battle creek history museum is under construction. Cereal city recreates the factory tour or at least parts of it.
Elliott studio a detroit 3. Cereal city usa replaced these tours but it closed in 2007. It opened amid fanfare in 1998 hailed as a savior of the city s downtown. Located in southwest michigan our county offers something for everyone from cities to villages world renowned music to historical sites well groomed nature trails to a casino mouth watering food and a multitude of sporting choices.
However in 1998 kellogg s opened cereal city usa adjacent to the factory. In an attempt to replicate the success of the tours kellogg the state and local entities like the battle creek community foundation later backed a more than 18 million museum and entertainment complex cereal city usa. When completed it will feature kellogg s and post exhibits as well as information on other local cereal companies. That ended in 1986 due to osha and espionage according to our tourguide rival cereal giant post was also in battle creek.
Known as cereal city battle creek michigan is home to both the kellogg and post corporations. The national cereal festival takes place june 9 in battle creek mich a quirky city in southwest michigan that still celebrates its breakfast food ties. It has been 31 years since kellogg s in battle creek last offered a tour of their amazing factory. At one time kellogg s gave tours of its manufacturing plant in battle creek here s what a happy family looked like after taking the tour in 1985.
After 80 years of providing factory tours new osha standards and regulations forced the kelloggs corporation to close its doors to the public. The parade company 9500 mt. These two companies have left their mark on the city building both office buildings and local attractions. I took the factory tour more times then i can remember as a kid.
Veldheer tulip gardens 12755 quincy st holland 5. The tours mentioned on some sites at the kellogg factory ended in 1987.