Eagles celebrated at Makah festival

Published 12:01 am Thursday, April 15, 2010

NEAH BAY — The Makah tribe’s second annual Eagle Festival will celebrate a cultural icon Saturday.

The festival will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The first festival in 2009 drew about 100 visitors from out of town — as well as several eagles.

Vendors will sell arts and crafts at the Makah Marina. Spots are still available for vendors for $10 each.

Indian tacos will be available.

David Woodcock, whose aerial photographs are in From the Air: Olympic Peninsula, will sign books at the festival.

The 160-page book shows scenes of the North Olympic Peninsula from a bird’s-eye view — appropriate to the festival’s theme.

A wildlife lecture will begin at 1 p.m. at the Makah Cultural and Research Center.

The event is free and open to the public.

For more information, phone Vicky Druge at 360-640-2430.