On Thursday, friend Mary arrived from Mason.
We had a fun lunch at the Blueberry Line Depot in Barron.
Delicious quiche in a restored depot. It was fun and I'll go back.
Then we had our toes done, a tradition whenever Mary comes to town.
It's nice to have soft feet again and pretty nails.
The main reason for Mary's visit was to attend Birds and Beers, a program sponsored by Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary. The topic this time was Whooping Cranes.
The venue was Cheers at Tagalong Resort in Birchwood, WI.
The speaker was excellent
and arrived dressed in a costume that is used to help raise crane colts in captivity.
It was alarming to learn that the Whooping Crane population had dropped as low as 14 in 1942.
Now, after much hard work and much experimentation in raising colts in captivity for release, the population is back in the 400 range. Still not very many birds.
We learned a lot of great information about saving the Whooping Cranes and I will continue to $upport those efforts when possible.
More information about current populations and efforts.
After the presentation, we made a beeline for Lehman's and had a fine dining experience.
We had a delicious meal and a good visit.
As always, Mary is up early, so we had coffee and a little breakfast and she headed North
Another fun visit for sure.
Looking forward to the next one.
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