When we started our Itasca themed week, we shared the story of how beavers were introduced to Minnesota’s first state park. It is only fitting then that we close our week-long celebration of the establishment of Itasca State Park with…
In spirit with the season of gift giving, I thought I would share a unique type of gift commonly received by the Bell Museum of Natural History when it was known as the Zoological Museum from 1915-1928. Sure the museum…
I wonder if it is harder to win a staring contest if you have more than two eyelids that you have to keep from blinking? Though humans don’t have that trouble, reptiles, birds, fish, and some mammals (ex: camels, polar…
There have been multiple occasions where I’ve gasped while reviewing the images from the glass plate negative collection of the Bell Museum of Natural History. I saved many of those gasp-worthy images to share for this very week because they…
An important component in the study of plants is an understanding of the plant life cycle, the process of germination, and how a seed becomes a flower. Therefore it isn’t too surprising to find images of these little seedlings in…