It's a beautiful building located on a beautiful site. Lots of landscaping is ongoing. A pond is located on one side of the building and it comes right up to the side of the building almost at eye level. The admission fee is a bit steep at $14 for an adult. But it includes admission to the awesome multimedia presentation, "Carl Heilman's Adirondacks" in the Flammer Panaromas Theater.
The main attraction at the museum are the otters and they are loads of fun to watch. They seem to enjoy performing for the spectators.
But they are just too fast to allow a good underwater picture.
The museum is a great place to learn about aquatic wildlife. You will also learn alot about what is going on under the forest floor. There are also many, many videos explaining everything from possible effects of global warming on the Adirondacks to invasive plants to natural history of white tailed deer.
There are a number of trails located on the property including one that winds its way down to the Raquette River. I'm guessing that the trails are not as cool as those located at the Paul Smiths VIC because they are located in a relatively populated area.
The most important part of the museum is the "classroom". It is outfitted something like a biology lab and includes "tons" of things that students can put their hands on.
All in all the museum is worth a visit even with a $14 admission fee. It remains to be determined how much return traffic the museum will have.
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I'll have to add that to my list of things to do when home in August!!
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