Enjoy a springtime Sunday with free admission to the Bird Sanctuary & Manor House

Bethany Bohlen, -

Take time during spring break this year to enjoy history and the great outdoors at the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and the W.K. Kellogg Manor House.

Courtesy of W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and the W.K. Kellogg Manor House
Courtesy of W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and the W.K. Kellogg Manor House

Visit these two historic sites that are still doing great things today at our Sustaining the Vision Open House on April 8 in celebration of spring and W.K. Kellogg’s birthday.

From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Bird Sanctuary will be open free of charge for visitors to explore the beautiful trails around Wintergreen Lake.

Also from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Manor House will be offering free tours of W.K. Kellogg’s historic former summer home. Visit with docents dressed in historically accurate attire, portraying a decorated WWII veteran, W.K. Kellogg and his wife, Dr. Carrie Staines Kellogg, as well as other estate residents.

The Bird Sanctuary is located at 12685 E. C Avenue in Augusta. To learn more, visit birdsanctuary.kbs.msu.edu, email birdsanctuary@kbs.msu.edu or call 269-671-2510. The Manor House is located at 3700 E. Gull Lake Dr. in Hickory Corners. To learn more about tours and the open house, visit conference.kbs.msu.edu, email conference@kbs.msu.edu or call 269-671-2400.

The W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary and W.K. Kellogg Manor House are part of the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station. Celebrate with us our legacy of conservation as we mark 90 years since W.K. Kellogg donated the lands that now make up KBS to Michigan State University. Our commitment to research, education and outreach stands on the foundation of W.K. Kellogg’s vision for cutting edge science & learning.

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As MSU’s largest off-campus educational complex, we’ve put our land grant values into practice as we’ve provided the public with examples of science’s crucial role in sustaining natural and managed communities for nearly a hundred years. As we look forward, our students and faculty are working to understand and solve real world environmental problems for a better tomorrow. To learn more about KBS, visit us online at kbs.msu.edu.

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