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Butterfly Release In Bayfield For Huron Residential Hospice

The deadline for the purchase of butterflies for the Butterfly Release in support of the Huron Residential Hospice has been extended to Thursday night.

Fundraising developer Michelle Field says they have now sold 175 butterflies to be released on August 27 at Pioneer Park in Bayfield. People can call as late as midnight on Thursday and their butterfly will be waiting for them on August 27.

Field says people can honour a loved one by releasing a butterfly and at the same time help preserve Monarch butterflies. The release will take place between 7pm and 8pm, and people can purchase a butterfly by calling Field at 482-3440 ext. 6301.

"Originally I chose the site because I had read an article in National Geographic about how Pioneer Park is considered one of the top ten places to view a sunset," she says. "We try and move around our events in the county and knowing that we hadn't done anything in Bayfield, I thought what a great place to do it – it's on the bluffs."

Field adds, "When I started working with Pioneer Park I realized that the Monarchs actually go to Pioneer Park and rest in the trees before they migrate to Mexico. And when we chose the date we specifically chose the end of August because it is their natural migration season."

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