MODOC, IL – The Kaskaskia River Project will host Kaskaskia Eagle Fest on Saturday, March 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam, 4800 Lock and Dam Road, Modoc.
Visitors can watch bald eagles and attend live animal programs. World Bird Sanctuary will present programs featuring live birds at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Animalogy will present live animal programs at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Project staff will offer lock and dam tours at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m.
The event will also include vendors, a live flintknapping demonstration, and kidscrafts. Breakfast, lunch, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available from a local vendor throughout the day while supplies last. Admission is free. Families are welcome and dogs must remain leashed.
The Kaskaskia River Project would like to thank their partners for this event: Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Lower Kaskaskia Stakeholders Inc., Randolph County Commissioners, North County Savings Bank, Evansville Booster Club, Clifftop, Kaskaskia Regional Port District, Knights of Columbus Council 1952, Southern Illinois Transfer Company, and Whitetails Unlimited Southern Illinois Rack Attack Chapter. The project also thanks individual donors who supported this event.
For more information and directions contact the Kaskaskia River Project Office at (618) 284-7160 or by email KaskyL&D@usace.army.mil.