January 11, 2012
Bring the entire family to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge January 14 and 15 for Eagle Days.
Vol 14
July 13, 2011
No 2
Vol 13 No 28
Aerobatics
The Eagles are Coming!
IN this Issue
Visitors are invited to view eagles through spotting scopes staffed by trained volunteers at any time during Eagle Days on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on January 14 and 15. On both days, an educational program, featuring a live eagle, is repeated every 20 minutes from 10 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. In addition, Eagle Days on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge features activities to entertain and educate the whole family. Programming includes a hands-on exhibit of local birds presented by St. Louis Audubon, a full-size replica of an eagle’s nest, and warming tent activities including children’s art courtesy of The Green Center. All activities are free, and both paid and free parking are available. Nature and history will intersect, as visitors enjoy Lewis and Clark living history demonstrations at both Bridge entrances. The Missouri Bridge entrance will feature reenactors from the Discovery Expedition of St. Charles, Missouri. Visitors can see how Lewis and Clark and their crew lived, cooked and traveled during their historic voyage more than 200 years ago. The Illinois side will feature re-enactors from the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site. Both entrances will showcase life-size replicas of boats (called “pirogues”) used during the expedition. Visitors are encouraged to dress warmly, wear comfortable shoes (eagle viewing occurs at the center of the Bridge, a half-mile walk from each Bridge entrance), and leave their pets at home. During the winter, the Mississippi River hosts one of North America’s largest concentrations of bald eagles; they are drawn to areas of open water in search of fish, their preferred food. The Chain of Rocks rapids to the south of the Bridge are ideal fishing waters for eagles. The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge, a historic Route 66 crossing owned by the City of Madison, Ill., and renovat-
Photo courtesy of the Missouri Department of Conservation
ed in 1999 by Trailnet, makes an ideal viewing platform. Eagle Days on the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge is made possible through a partnership with The Confluence Partnership, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), and the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Directions to the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge from St. Louis: Take I-270 east toward Alton, Ill. Exit at Riverview Drive exit and turn right. Turn left into the entrance of the Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Park/Missouri Bridge. Parking at the Missouri Bridge entrance costs $5. Free parking is available at two satellite lots in Missouri, the St. Louis Welcome Center at Riverview and I-270 and North Riverfront Park, off of Riverview south of the waterworks. A free shuttle will be available from both locations. Free parking is also available at the Illinois Bridge entrance. Eagle Days will also be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 29 at Lock & Dam 24 and Apple Shed Theater with driving tour at Ted Shanks Conservation Area, Clarksville,
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For more information call 660.785.2420. Can’t make Eagle Days? View eagles in the wild at numerous locations throughout the state including: Lock & Dam 24 in Clarksville , Lock & Dam 25 east of Winfield , Old Chain of Rocks Bridge south of I-270 off of Riverview Drive in
St. Louis , Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary east of West Alton Dress for the weather and don’t forget cameras and binoculars. For an MDC brochure on Eagle Days, visit www.mdc.mo.gov and search “Eagle Days.”
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