[mou] Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival
Sue McDonnell
sue@boreal.org
Wed, 05 Oct 2005 13:48:04 -0500
What birds will be found this year?
The Grand Marais Autumn Migration Festival is October 28, 29, & 30 this
year. Morning field trip options are offered which travel the Lake
Superior shore from Grand Marais to Grand Portage, Grand Marais to Tofte,
and Grand Marais itself. Expert leaders include David Benson, Bob Janssen,
Dedrick Benz, John Hockema, Jerry Bronkoski, and Ann Russ.
Evening speakers this year are Howard Sivertson, Grand Marais artist
presenting "Art and History," and Jim Fitzpatrick presenting "In Search of
the Ivory-billed Woodpecker."
To view the entire festival schedule, go to www.grandmarais.com/birding
(printable registration form available). For a brochure, including
registration materials, email info@northhouse.org, or by mail, North House
Folk School, PO Box 759, Grand Marais, MN 55604, or telephone: 1-888-387-9762.
The festival is sponsored by the non-profits Grand Marais Area Tourism
Association and North House Folk School. Contributing organizations include
Cook County Community Education, the Minnesota Ornithologists Union (MOU),
and the US Department of Agriculture, Superior National Forest.
~Sue McDonnell
Grand Marais, MN