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Eagle festival showcases LeClaire, ‘magnificent birds’

By: Dave Thompson|January 23, 2023
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    • A bald eagle named McGwire is shown during a presentation by the World Bird Sanctuary at the Celebration Center on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023 during the LeClaire Eagle Festival. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    LECLAIRE – A new festival brought crowds of people to this community to celebrate eagles, nature and works of art carved in ice. It also gave people a chance to look over the stores and sites offered in LeClaire.

    All those features were offered during the first LeClaire Eagle Festival held Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 21-22.

    “I think it went great,” LeClaire…

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