IMPORTANT: Festival Updates
We are thrilled to be heading to Tawas in the next 24 hours. Before we go, we want to let all of the registered birders know about a few last-minute changes (sorry, these are hard to avoid!):
- Thursday, May 17 Charity Island boat tour. Michigan Audubon staff will meet you at the East Tawas Boat Dock parking lot at 6:45 am. The parking lot for the dock is just south of the event headquarters (Tawas Bay Beach Resort). We will have your event registration packets for you; we recommend taking what you need from the packet before getting on the boat and leave the packet in your vehicle. If you have questions or need to talk to staff, please call: 517-599-3925.
- Thursday, May 17, Scenic River Byway Bus Tour. Due to on-going construction in Oscodoa, the NEW meeting location for the bus tour is the Woodland Pines Resort south of Oscoda. The resort’s address is 3111 N US 23 – it is on the west side of the road. Peggy Ridgway will be at the Woodland Pines Resort to check-in tour participants. If you get lost or won’t be able to make it in time to participate, please call Peggy at 989-820-9339.Woodland Pines has a restaurant, if you want to catch lunch before the bus leaves. Two FESTIVAL SPONSOR restaurants are located in Oscoda, Subway (5121 N US-23) and G’s Pizzeria (5226 N US-23), but be aware that you will need to go through the construction zone to get to these restaurants.Registration packets can be picked up after the bus trip. The check-in table at the event headquarters, the Tawas Bay Beach Resort (300 E. Bay St., also known as US-23 in East Tawas), will be closed between 5 – 8:30, but will re-open from 8:30 – 10:00. If you are attending the evening social, your packet will be there waiting for you. The social will be located at the Tawas Bay Yacht Club, which is located right outside of the gate to the State Park. You access the Yacht Club through the same drive that accesses the Coast Guard Station.
- Thursday, May 17, evening program with Jon Dunn. The program takes place at the Tawas Bay Yacht Club, which is located just a short distance before reaching Tawas Point State Park. From the event headquarters, go north on US23 to the Big Boy restaurant and turn right. Please observe the speed limits.Please remember that it will be much colder out on the water than on shore and dress accordingly. I would encourage you to bring gloves and winter-type hats.
