It's Teatime!
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for details. (Click Here)

Welcome to the 13th Annual Flyway Festival, February 6-8, 2009 which promises more guided hikes and outings, tours and workshops on Mare Island than every before. With over 70 events on the schedule, you'll have to watch closely to make sure you don't miss your favorite! You will find that one of the most unique aspects of our birding festival is the chance to soak up history on Mare Island and view an amazing array of birdlife all at the same time. Click here for a link to Napa Solano Audubon Society birder Wally NeVille's Mare Island Bird List.

Catch us on the next, KXTV 10 Sacramento, "California Postcard" with Jonathan Mumm:  http://www.news10.net/life/movies/postcard.aspx?menuid=121

Take a look at video from last year's festival - YouTube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTfcsAkMfQo

We Invite You to Return Often to San Francisco Bay’s
“North Shore”

Mare Island
The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival is based on the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, the U.S. Navy's oldest installation in the Pacific and a National Historic Landmark, the highest ranking National Park Service gives an historic site in America. Mare Island is flanked by the Napa River or as it is also know, the Mare Island Strait, to the east and San Pablo Bay to the west. This setting in combination with its rich maritime and naval history makes it an irresistible attraction for those intrigued with military history and eager to discover natural places.

Annual Daffodil Tea
The month of April on Mare Island brings the  Annual Daffodil Tea and accompanying program of music and history at St. Peter's Chapel. Plan now to attend our 9th Annual Daffodil Tea scheduled for April 26, the last Sunday in April. Tea is served in an historic "Captain's Row" turn-of-the-century mansion and benefits the collection of Tiffany stained-glass windows and restoration of St. Peter's Chapel, now the Navy's oldest Chapel.

Customized Tea For Your Group In Mare Island’s Parks
We welcome you to join us for tea in a special setting in one of Mare Island’s many parks and other unique spots. Call 707-649-9464 or click (contact us) to make arrangements to take tea during the Spring, Summer or Fall in an outdoor setting on Mare Island or indoors throughout the year. Our volunteers will happily serve tea to any number from 4 to 400! Proceeds of our outing will help build the St. Peter’s Chapel restoration funds, too.

Visit Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve
The Shoreline Heritage Preserve is now open for Second Saturday Access Days the second Saturday of every month. A Self-guided walking trail with 13 stops, docent led outings, fun programs that feature discovery of natural treasures or commemorate an event in history linked to the Preserve are offered, as well as seasonal events that celebrate holidays like Halloween, Easter or Valentine’s Day. The Preserve will be open Saturday and Sunday during the 2009 Flyway Festival for self-guided walks. Click here for a description of the 6 additional guided outings that will give you access to sites throughout the Preserve with former workers, birding guides and Preserve enthusiasts.
 
Hikes to the Historic and Natural South Shore
For outdoor enthusiasts plan to hike the south shore of Mare Island, the former Naval Ammunition Depot. The 4 mile roundtrip hike is on level paved and dirt roads in an area slated for regional parklands but not yet open to the public. Check the "At a Glance" schedule.
 

Napa River

A Flyway Festival web special! Napa River Adventures Birdwatching Cruises

Our good friends at Napa River Adventures are offering specialized birdwatching cruises throughout the spring, summer and fall months on the Napa River. Check our "At a Glance" schedule for outings!

Have Information about “north shore” events?

Email us the basic information and we’ll add it to our growing Flyway Festival listings. Remember too, that many of the groups listed as exhibitors or who offer outings during the Festival have activities going on year round. Check out their contact info. In the other pages of the Festival website.

To be added to the Flyway Festival and “north shore” activities notification list or inquire about the 2010 Flyway Festival, click the contact us button.