Wayne Kruse’s Pick of the Week: Skagit Eagle Festival

Published 1:30 am Wednesday, January 17, 2018

By Wayne Kruse

For The Herald

Two full weekends remain to visit the free, annual Skagit Eagle Festival on the Skagit River in Concrete, Rockport and Marblemount.

Here are a few spots you might want to hit:

— Skagit River Bald Eagle Interpretive Center at Howard Miller Steelhead Park in Rockport. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Learn about eagles, watershed issues and local natural and cultural history.

— Forest Service Eagle Watcher Stations, Saturday and Sunday through Jan. 21, three stations. Eagle watcher volunteers answer questions about bald eagles, salmon and the Skagit watershed. Good-quality spotting scopes available.

— Deep Forest Experience, from 8 a.m. to dusk Friday through Sunday. Free guided tours hourly from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Old-growth forest on 670 acres of Rockport State Park, at the foot of Sauk Mountain.

— Skagit River Eagle Viewing and Photography Tours. Skagit River Eagle Tours in Marblemount, three hours, heated drift boats. Reservations are required (888-675-2448).

Besides these “all weekends” events, there are a number of others on specific days. For more information, call 360-853-8784 or visit www.skagiteaglefestival.com.