CHICKADEE CHRISTMAS at Lake Bluff

Join us Saturday December 4th for Chickadee Christmas:
Michigan Audubon gift & bookstore...buy some presents!
Local artist Carl Freeman...purchase an outstanding watercolor or print!
Nature photog Bob Paetschow...pick-up a great bird or butterfly picture!
Chocolate items for sale...homemade brownies and more :)!
Kids origami crafts....make a paper crane or swan!
Silent auction...unique items, something for everyone!
Michigan Loon Preservation Association meeting...public welcome!
Manistee Audubon president Brian Allen and other birders on hand, answer questions, leading forays into the yard.

10am to 2pm at the Lake Bluff Bird Sanctuary, 2890 Lakeshore Rd, Manistee, 231-723-4042
[0.5 mile north of Orchard Beach State Park]

December Meeting!!

Manistee Audubon & Spirit of the Woods Conservation Club
Joint Christmas Meeting
Wednesday, Dec 8, 2010, 7pm at the Lake Bluff Bird Sanctuary, 2890 Lakeshore Road, Manistee, 723-4042.

Program: A YEAR IN ALASKA. Join Jeff Pullen, Planning and Resources Staff Officer for the Huron-Manistee National Forest, for an exploration of the 49th State, Alaska. He’ll take us up the Inland Waterway by ferry, along the Alaska Highway, to the state capi-tol, Juneau, and nearby Mendenhall Glacier. We’ll foray inland along old gold-miners’ paths over frigid passes, and experience fascinating views, historic cabins, fish, eagles, bears, moose and other intriguing wildlife in the Land of the Midnight Sun.Join us for an exciting view of our largest state through a naturalist visitor’s eyes, as Jeff shares his family’s year living in Alaska.
Public Welcome. Refreshments.