HESSEL, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – A new festival is coming to the Upper Peninsula to celebrate the Snowy Own and its wintery habitat.

The Snowy Owl Festival will be a month-long celebration in February which highlights the elusive bird. Guests will have a chance to get up close and personal with them.

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In addition, the celebration is offering bird walking tours, how-to classes to find the snowy owl, live presentations, building classes for bedding for the winter birds, and much more. Some of the events have already sold out.

More information can be found here.