Loon Festival boat tours Saturday at Walker Lake

By Don Quilici

This is a final reminder that the annual Walker Lake Loon Festival will be held at Sportsman's Beach, this Saturday, April 16.

The Loon Festival will feature boat tours, presentations, food, prizes and fun.

The Nevada Department of Wildlife, the Mineral County Search and Rescue Unit and the Walker Lake Working Group will offer the public the chance to get a closer look at the many loons with free barge or boat rides.

Those rides will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until about 2 p.m.

Lunch will be available for purchase on the beach.

Also, during the day, the public can listen to various, free, wildlife presentations.

Those persons attending the festival are encouraged to bring their binoculars.

For information, call (775) 945-8243 or visit the Walker Lake Working Group website at www.walkerlake.org.