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New Winter Tour Schedule for Shasta Dam

Media Contact: Jeffrey McCracken, 916-978-5100, jmccracken@mp.usbr.gov

For Release: January 30, 2007

Starting Thursday, February 1, 2007, the Bureau of Reclamation will begin the winter tour schedule at Shasta Dam. Free tours are offered Wednesday through Sunday during the winter months. Tours begin at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. and take approximately 1 hour. Visitors are reminded there are no bags, electronic devices including cameras and cell phones, or any weapons including small pocket knives, allowed on the tour.

The visitor center will remain open 7 days a week from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends. A free video version of the tour is available in the auditorium, along with displays and exhibits explaining the construction story of the second largest dam in the country.

For further information, contact the Shasta Dam Visitor Center at 530-275-4463.

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