Testimonials and Press quotes:
7/25/05
"Wil- I just wanted to share with you some of the praise that I received for your wonderful tour. Everyone in attendance had nothing but great things to say about the trip- double rainbows, egrets, loons, eagles, etc. I don't know who I need to thank but I am sure you should be real close to the top. The board had an excellent quest!"
Thanks,
Jackie
Detroit, MI.
Bill Semion, for the Saginaw News 9/6/98:
"Lots of Michiganians spend hours driving to a remote corner of the state for a glimpse of an eagle perched above a beaver filled river, as deer romp through fields and ducks and geese call from nearby marshes. I did it five minutes from downtown Saginaw."
Janet Martineau, for the Saginaw News 5/23/98:
"In three hours, a stress filled week quickly vanished and a tranquility never known surfaced as calm waters, the quiet hum of a small boat, a warm spring day and the natural beauty of the Shiawassee Refuge worked magic."
"Bald Eagles soared overhead, so many of them it got a little monotonous."
Eric Sharp, for the Detroit Free Press 6/26/97:
"The 16-foot, flat bottomed boat turned into a side creek, and would have been easy to imagine we were in the Okefenokee Swamp or an unspoiled stream twisting through an Upper Peninsula Forest."
"If the DNR really wants to preserve Michigan's natural resources, it should offer the kind of program Wil Hufton does. If every Michigan resident got the opportunity to see, hear, feel and smell the fantastic places that we all own, we wouldn't have to worry about them."
Edward P. De Vries
Deputy Refuge Manager
Shiawassee and Michigan Island NWR's
"I have known Wil Hufton III for nearly 15 years through his eco-tourism business Johnny Panther Quest, a boat tour
operation which, in part, explores the backwaters and environs of the
Shiawassee River. Wil receives an annual Special Use Permit from our
office which allows him and his clients to enter specific, selected areas
of the refuge for wildlife viewing. I had the pleasure of accompanying Wil
on one of his trips last year and can tell you that he is a great
communicator. Although I get out on the river often on my own, I have to
say the trip with Wil was the most entertaining I can remember."
E.G. Paul 9/10/08
Hidden Jewel of Michigan.
"A Johnny Panther Quests Adventure Trip on the watershed of the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge is one of the most enjoyable and stimulating journeys to take. Any nature and wildlife lover will be overwhelmed by the awe-inspiring beauty of this "Everglades of Michigan" experience. Not only will you be mesmerized by the scenery and birds as you cruise on these waters but you will learn so much from your personable and knowledgeable guide, Wil. A unique encounter with nature awaits all who take this journey."
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