Greetings everyone!
For the month of August, we have a natural history field trip to Lake Superior planned for you, the public, courtesy of the Cable Natural History Museum.
Wednesday August 12th: Little Girl’s Point from 10:00 a.m. until approximately 4:30 p.m.
This scenic beach, just across the Michigan border, has the greatest diversity of colorful rocks and gemstones anywhere within Lake Superior. Naturally, it is popular with agate collectors. The ravines behind the beach shelter deep, old-growth hemlock forest with orchids and other Pacific Northwest plant species. These are found in the East only near Lake Superior. Little Girl’s Point was a traditional Ojibwe canoe stopover along the way to the Porcupine Mountains and, legend has it, was the site of a battle between two tribes.
We will be beachcombing on our own, finding beautiful and interesting stones ranging from agates and jasper to fossils. Museum staff will assist with specimen identification and information on their geological history.
The field trip program is sponsored by the museum at a cost of $35 for members/$45 for non-members. Please feel free to bring the entire family to enjoy Nature and learn more about its wonders. This educational hike is not fully handicapped-accessible. Participants must bring their own bag lunches.
Please make sure that you register for the field tripat cablemuseum.org/events or call 715-798-3890. Space is limited, so register early.
Für unsere Exkursionen sind Deutsch sprechende Teilnehmer herzlich eingeladen. Erläuterungen in Deutsch stellen kein Problem dar.
Hope y’all can join us!
Mike