Comments from Past Festival Participants

A cute poem from LeAnn & Ron Plinske:  Another Chequamegon Bay Bird and Nature Fest

"What a terrific combination – Fantastic group leaders, superb organization, and friendly staff."

"Very approachable, passionate, and knowledgeable leaders that were good at making beginning birders comfortable."

"Great location, spectacular scenery, tremendous variety or programs, field trips and birds;  I learned so much!"

"I liked anything Ryan Brady led!"

The 2008 Speaker was Laura Erickson here are her comments on the Festival.  "Oh, man--what a great festival. The Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival in Ashland, Wisconsin, was filled with wonderful programs and wonderful birds.  People got grand looks at a lot of wonderful birds, including this poor Black-and-white Warbler that bonked into a window. He flew off, I hope safely, before I could get a look at the band numbers. What a cosmically handsome bird.

When I left Sunday afternoon, the species tally was closing in on 170. Among the really rare species were Boreal Chickadee and Black-billed Magpie.

I stayed at the Inn at Timber Cove--a lovely bed & breakfast in Ashland. I was in a lovely cottage, where I'd love to have stayed a week or more. I highly recommend it. "Terrific people, ambitious field trips, migrants dripping off trees.  Do yourself a favor - pencil it in your calendar right now!"  Julie Zickefoose, 2007 Keynote Speaker.