What if you could . . .

. . . be an island explorer aboard the Chattanooga Water Taxi/Fat Cat Ferry and tour Maclellan Island? Your special map from Outdoor Chattanooga will be your guide to exploring this downtown wildlife sanctuary that was once home to Native American and European farmers. Take a scavenger hunt and find habitats for Great Blue Herons, Osprey, Muskrat and River Otters.

MACLELLAN ISLAND ADVENTURE

Take the Chattanooga Water Taxi & Fat Cat Ferry to downtown Chattanooga’s Maclellan Island. You will get a special Outdoor Chattanooga map to guide you along the trails of the 18-acre wildlife sanctuary. An easy two-mile loop trail along the island banks will take you through a lush forest, under the Veterans Bridge, and to a Great Blue Heron rookery upstream. Explorers are encouraged to pack food and drink, and take advantage of picnic areas and rest stops along the way. Maclellan Island was home to farmers for centuries, and you will see evidence at several places along the trail.

Maclellan Island is managed by the Chattanooga Audubon Society. It is also the first stop on the 48-mile Tennessee River Blueway Canoe and Kayak Trail, which runs from Chickamauga Dam to Nickajack Dam through downtown Chattanooga and the Tennessee River Gorge. A Blueway canoe/kayak launch and campground sits on the northeast corner of the island.

Download our special map of the island and a cool Maclellan Island Adventure T-shirt transfer at www.outdoorchattanooga.com or www.chattanoogawatertaxi.com.

Dates available: Beginning March 15, Saturday-Sunday; April/May will be Wednesday-Sunday
Hours: 12 p.m. to sunset – hourly
Price: $5 children/$7 adults
Groups: Group discounts available
Reservations: Call 423/756-5060

OUTDOOR CHATTANOOGA
1250 Market Street • Chattanooga, TN 37402
423/643-6888 • Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
www.outdoorchattanooga.com

FAT CAT FERRY & WATER TAXI
Downtown Riverfront • Chattanooga, TN
423/756-5060
www.chattanoogawatertaxi.com