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Eco-Tour Explores Wonders of Lake Michigan Coast

Southeast Wisconsin residents can discover all that Ozaukee County’s Lake Michigan coast has to offer—from deep ravines and shipwrecks to towering clay bluffs and a migratory flyway—through the Treasures of Oz Lake Michigan Coast Eco-Tour. The seven natural sites on the tour will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 18. Participants can download a passport and explore the sites along with scientists and naturalists.

The Celebration at Forest Beach Migratory Preserve, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 pm., will feature food, music, wildlife programs, exhibits and a silent auction. Tour-goers can also trade in their passports for free raffle tickets.

The natural sites on this year’s tour are Donges Bay Gorge Nature Preserve; Virmond Park; Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve; Lake Michigan at South Beach Park; Lake Michigan from Upper Lake Park; Cedar Grove WPA on the Migratory Flyway; and Forest Beach Migratory Preserve. Information will also be provided about the latest lake-related research.

Location: Forest Beach, 4970 Country Club Rd., Port Washington. For more information, visit TreasuresOfOz.org.