Convention and Visitor Bureau www.battlecreekvisitors.org 269.962.2240

Convention & Visitor Convention
Bureau Business

Battle Creek/Calhoun County Convention and Visitors Bureau Report 2007 is quickly coming to an end which means that the Convention and Visitors Bureau is hard at work to produce the 2008 Visitor Guide. The CVB, working with the Konopaske Group, is putting together the guide by using popular features of the 2007 publication and adding additional features including a restaurant grid. Recently, the CVB mailed out Information Update forms to restaurants around the county in order to provide an accurate and full listing for the 2008 guide. For questions regarding the Battle Creek/Calhoun County 2008 Visitor Guide, please call Richard Konopaske at 269.965.3134 or the CVB at 269.962.2240.

Upcoming Events:

• On September 29, the Howl-a-Palooza will be held at Binder Park Zoo. Take some time to learn the facts about wolves and kick off Wolf Awareness Week.
• October 6 at 7:30 p.m. the W.K. Kellogg Auditorium offers Fantasia Night. Come down for a brilliant opening night of beauty, drama and imagination for all ages; featuring a selection from Disney's Fantasia movies.Pianist Rich Ridenour performs his specialty, the Rhapsody in Blue. Call 269.565.2199 for more information.
• Don't miss Crane Fest this year on October 13 to October 14 at Baker Sanctuary. In recent years, more than 6,000 Sandhill Cranes have been recorded at Baker Sanctuary on a single October day. The sanctuary contains nearly 900 acres of varied habitat including a 200 acre shallow lake, ponds, streams, cattail marsh, tamarack bog, oak savanna, floodplain forest, and wet and dry meadows. Admission is free with a $2 parking fee.

Other Calhoun County Events include:

October 6 - Heritage Day
Union City

October 7 - Order of the Eastern Star
Kellogg Arena

Lew Boyd Swing Band - Harvest Dance
Burnham Brook

For a list of current and upcoming attractions please refer to: www.battlecreekvisitors.org or call 269.962.2240