walleye express
01-19-2006, 04:08 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 19, 2006
Bay City State Recreation Area Hosts Winter Festival
Bay City State Recreation Area is hosting its 13th annual Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 18, to coincide with the first day of Michigan's Winter Free Fishing Weekend, when anyone can fish license-free on Michigan's waters. The event is part of the DNR's Project GO-Get Outdoors campaign and is sponsored by Frank's Great Outdoors, the Saginaw Bay Walleye Club and the Friends of Bay City State Recreation Area.
"Bay City State Recreation Area is a great place to enjoy the out-of-doors any time of year," said Park Interpreter Valerie Blaschka. "The wide array of activities and events planned for the Winter Festival all are aimed at getting more people outdoors to have fun or learn something new about nature."
Festival activities begin at 9 a.m. with the kids' Free Ice Fishing Derby and Ice Fishing Clinic. Children can learn tips on ice fishing and make their own ice fishing pole and lure. Pre-drilled holes for ice fishing, loner poles and free bait provided. Activities conclude with a woodland owl calling hike and candlelight walk/ski at dusk. Throughout the day visitors will be able to enjoy a wide range of outdoor recreational activities, including guided hikes, snowshoe expeditions, ice fishing classes, birding clinics, a wildlife winter tracking demonstration and competition, an ice safety demonstration and more. Families will have fun participating in the orienteering scavenger hunt, snowman building competition, ice crystal treasure dig, snowball tournament and sled races. Many prizes and trophies will be awarded throughout the day.
Visitors also will be able to construct their own snow snake and enter the 8th annual Tobico Snow Snake Competition, a traditional Native American winter activity. Families also will have opportunities to construct bird feeders, bird houses and other fun craft projects. Wildlife puppet shows, a live "Birds of Prey" program, and bird banding demonstrations will be offered inside the visitor center.
Admission is free. No state park motor vehicle permit is required for this special Project GO-Get Outdoors event. For more information, stop by the Saginaw Bay Visitor Center, located in Bay City State Recreation Area, or call (989) 667-0717.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources for current and future generations.
CONTACT: Valerie Blaschka, 989-667-0717 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014
January 19, 2006
Bay City State Recreation Area Hosts Winter Festival
Bay City State Recreation Area is hosting its 13th annual Winter Festival on Saturday, Feb. 18, to coincide with the first day of Michigan's Winter Free Fishing Weekend, when anyone can fish license-free on Michigan's waters. The event is part of the DNR's Project GO-Get Outdoors campaign and is sponsored by Frank's Great Outdoors, the Saginaw Bay Walleye Club and the Friends of Bay City State Recreation Area.
"Bay City State Recreation Area is a great place to enjoy the out-of-doors any time of year," said Park Interpreter Valerie Blaschka. "The wide array of activities and events planned for the Winter Festival all are aimed at getting more people outdoors to have fun or learn something new about nature."
Festival activities begin at 9 a.m. with the kids' Free Ice Fishing Derby and Ice Fishing Clinic. Children can learn tips on ice fishing and make their own ice fishing pole and lure. Pre-drilled holes for ice fishing, loner poles and free bait provided. Activities conclude with a woodland owl calling hike and candlelight walk/ski at dusk. Throughout the day visitors will be able to enjoy a wide range of outdoor recreational activities, including guided hikes, snowshoe expeditions, ice fishing classes, birding clinics, a wildlife winter tracking demonstration and competition, an ice safety demonstration and more. Families will have fun participating in the orienteering scavenger hunt, snowman building competition, ice crystal treasure dig, snowball tournament and sled races. Many prizes and trophies will be awarded throughout the day.
Visitors also will be able to construct their own snow snake and enter the 8th annual Tobico Snow Snake Competition, a traditional Native American winter activity. Families also will have opportunities to construct bird feeders, bird houses and other fun craft projects. Wildlife puppet shows, a live "Birds of Prey" program, and bird banding demonstrations will be offered inside the visitor center.
Admission is free. No state park motor vehicle permit is required for this special Project GO-Get Outdoors event. For more information, stop by the Saginaw Bay Visitor Center, located in Bay City State Recreation Area, or call (989) 667-0717.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the state's natural resources for current and future generations.
CONTACT: Valerie Blaschka, 989-667-0717 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014