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Winter Fest and Family Cookout

Winter time is here, and Shelby Township is taking full advantage with its Winter Fest and Family Cookout event at Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center on Saturday, Jan. 28.

From 11 a.m.-4 p.m. the center will be hopping with seasonal and wildlife fun. Highlights include:

  • A winter wildlife walk
  • A birds in winter program
  • An animal tracks and signs craft
  • An opportunity to "look closely" using magnifiers and microscopes
  • A snowflake project
  • A chance to meet with "Professor Frost Bite"
  • A wildlife skulls, skins, and scat session
  • Time to meet live animals, and more.

For the cookout, be sure to bring hot dogs, chips, drinks and whatever else you want to prepare for your picnic lunch; which is planned from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Everyone will also enjoy a marshmallow roast around the fire.

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Cost is $3 per person for adults and children ages 4 and older. Preregistration is appreciated but “walk-ins” are also welcome. And please note: Some activities are dependent on whether or not it snows, so please call the nature center at 586-323-2478 for details prior to Winter Fest.

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