From DESTINATION TOLEDO
Destination Toledo, the official Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) for Toledo
and northwest Ohio, is launching the Great Lake Erie Birding Trail on April 12, 2022 to
coincide with the start of the spring migration. Beginner to avid birders can sign up for
the free mobile passport and begin their journey by visiting select birding hotspots
throughout northwest Ohio, southeastern Michigan and Canada. Sign up instructions
and details can be found at VisitToledo.org/Birding.
“The objective of the Great Lake Erie Birding Trail is to provide birders with a valuable
tool to track their stops and help them discover great birding spots they may not be
aware of,” said Lance Woodworth, President & CEO of Destination Toledo. “In our
efforts to promote regionalism, it is important to include our neighbors to the north –
Michigan and Canada – and make this an international trail, as we all offer unique
habitats that deserve to be included.”
Destination Toledo has partnered with technology company Bandwango to create the
free, mobile passport that will allow users to check in at select parks and natural areas
along Lake Erie’s western basin in Ohio, Michigan and Canada. Individuals may sign-up
at VisitToledo.org/Birding or by scanning the QR Code on Great Lake Erie Birding Trail
table tents available throughout the region. Once birders check-in at 15 locations, they
are eligible to receive the Great Lake Erie Birding Trail limited edition pin. Birders are
encouraged to share their photos and use #GLEBirdingTrail on social media platforms.
