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Downtown New Baltimore                                                             FEBRUARY 23-26






                      A 4-Season Town Full of Activity !






                                           Popular “locals” areas to the ICE ACTIVITIES
                                                 & RACING on north Lake St. Clair.
                                            Snowmobile, ATV, motorcycle, pedestrian,
                                               ice fishing access & on-site services          Ice access at New Balti-
                                                                                              more Beach, along with:
                                                             1
          Thanks for visiting all your    I-94 23 Mile     Anchor      2      More ice        1.  Live Bait: Michigan
           favorite Lake St. Clair &         Rd. Exit        Bay         3    services             Marine Sports Center
                                                                                                    ICE RAMPS
           Rivers areas restaurants                Downtown       Bouvier   4  can be         2.  DNR Fair Haven
                                                                    Bay
                                                                              found
      TIMORE  will be here for us in the         New Baltimore                page 113        3.  Raft Bar for Fee
          “in the WINTER” so they
                                                                                              4.  On the Rocks for
              summer !! Page 92
                                                                                                      Patrons
                                                                                a turtle.  So, if one turns up in your yard,
       BAL                                                    Let’s Talk        she  is  trying  to  find  a  place  to  lay  eggs
                                                              Turtles Cont.
                                                                                and then leave.  She’ll likely return to the
                                                              From Pg 90
                                                                                same spot next year to lay again.
                                                              long they live.
                                                                                      Unwanted Turtles  - If you have  a
      RESORT PORT - NEW
                                                                  Are Snapping  pond and an unwanted turtle resides on
                                                              Turtles    dan-   your property, you may move a turtle to a
                                                              gerous?  Unlike  new location, it will take time for them to
                                                              other Michigan  become acclimated, but they will.  Good
                                                              turtles who can  news, unlike a Raccoon for example, they
                                                              hide in their shell  do  not  have  the  mental  capacity  to  find
                                                              for   protection,  their way back to the start position.
                                                              the   Snap-
                                                              ping   turtle
                                                              cannot.   As
                                        you can see in the photos, their shell
                                        does not really fit their body.  If you
                                        confront one, they may hiss, puff up,
                                          and turn toward you.  They are only
                                             aggressive when on land.  When   Snapping Turtles around Lake St. Clair
                                                in the water they will just   13” Shell size = 99% chance it’s a male.
                                                   swim away.   They are
                                                        not a dangerous animal        If you’d like to share turtle sightings,
                                                        and the DNR has never             you may report to
                                                        heard of a turtle attack!       www.MIHerpAtlas.org
                                                        Which would be funny to
                                                        hear you couldn’t outrun




















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