By Meghan King
A tribal aviary located north of Harbor Springs will be the first of its kind east of the Mississippi River.
A raptor rescue and release nonprofit organization in northern Michigan and the Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians recently announced plans for an eagle aviary and rehabilitation center.
The Migizi Aviary is named for a Native American word for eagle. An associated rehabilitation center is named Wings of Wonder after an organization that has cared for raptors for 31 years. Both facilities will be located on land belonging to the Little Traverse Bay Bands of the Odawa Indians.