Eagle Watchers Passport provides ideas, excursions, T-shirt

Eagle Watchers Passport provides ideas, excursions, T-shirt

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ALTON — A cellular phone application named an Eagle Watcher’s Passport has been produced by the Excellent Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau in link to the return of wintering eagles to the Riverbend area.

“Every wintertime 1000’s of people today arrive to our region to see American Bald Eagles in the wild,” explained Cory Jobe, President/CEO of Good Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau. “This passport presents them the prospect to seem for eagles at their very own speed and uncover the all-natural magnificence of our location.”

The free of charge app — offered on-line at www.investigate.riversandroutes.com — lists 10 key eagle looking at destinations in Madison, Jersey, Calhoun, Macoupin, Greene and Montgomery counties. People visit five of the areas and examine in on the passport to register for a cost-free Eagle Watcher’s T- Shirt.



Video clips from every single locale, with eagle seeing recommendations and information about every web site, are also involved on the pass. The videos have been produced by Pere Marquette Condition Park.

Passport individuals are asked to give their name, e-mail deal with, and mobile telephone amount. A website link is then despatched to their cell cell phone, which opens the passport and directs the user to increase the button icon to their residence screen. There is very little to obtain and no cumbersome apps to take up area on a user’s cellular phone.


As soon as a move holder visits a distinct location, they insert the PIN quantity readily available at that area to “check in”. The moment five locations have been logged by the test in, a form will mechanically appear encouraging the person to indicator up for a no cost Eagle Watcher’s T-Shirt. Only just one shirt per participant is authorized.


“When people today appear to the region to see eagles, they are also traveling to our area eating places and retailers,” explained Jobe. “The mobile go seriously gives people the likelihood to examine the location at their leisure and enjoy a calming continue to be in 1 of our wonderful lodging qualities. And proper now, it is specially crucial that we assistance our dining establishments, shops and inns.”

Previously the tourism bureau teamed up with Bandwango, a vacation know-how system, to produce the cellular friendly passes, “Walk With Lincoln” and “Rivers, Routes & Refreshment Trail.” The free of charge “Walk With Lincoln” pass offers a historic tour of Alton highlighting Abraham Lincoln’s influence on the riverfront community. The “Rivers, Routes & Refreshment Trail” go highlights 8 breweries, wineries and distilleries in the area and lets move holders who test in to four spots indication up to get a absolutely free gift.


Supplemental cell passports are predicted to be launched in 2021 highlighting Route 66, heritage trails and haunted sites all over the area. More facts on the passes is available on line at Examine.RiversandRoutes.com.