Yager Museum of Art & Culture [NY]

Description

The Yager Museum of Art & Culture is located on the first floor of Yager Hall at Hartwick College. While the museum offers exhibits and displays focusing on art and local culture, the museum's primary focus is on its role as an on-campus center for experiential learning. Students can work closely with staff to research collections and plan exhibits. The museum also has impressive educational programs for local children.

The museum offers guided tours and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information and a history of the museum.

Cloverdale Historical Society and Museum [CA]

Description

The Cloverdale Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the historical heritage of Cloverdale, CA, and the surrounding area. The society is headquartered in the Gould-Shaw House, which also serves as a historic house museum and houses the society's historic archives.

The society offers exhibits and guided tours of the Gould-Shaw House, as well as research resources and special events. The website offers visitor information, a history of the Gould-Shaw House, a history of Cloverdale, and a calendar of events.

Ohio River Museum

Description

Marietta, Ohio is proud of its riverboat heritage and at the Ohio River Museum visitors can discover the golden age of the steamboat, and learn more about the ecology of the Ohio River system. The Ohio River Museum consists of three exhibit buildings, the first of which houses displays depicting the origins and natural history of the Ohio River. The history of the steamboat on the Ohio River system is featured in the second building, along with a video presentation on river steamboats. The last building features displays about boat building, mussels in the Ohio River system, and tool sand equipment from the steamboat era. Outside the museum, on the Muskingum River, visitors can take an escorted tour of the W.P. Snyder Jr.—the last intact steam-powered "pool-type" stern-wheeled towboat in the United States. Other exhibits on the museum grounds include the pilothouse from the steamboat Tell City as well as a full-scale reproduction of a flatboat from Ohio's early settlement period. Also on site are a series of poles showing the heights of some of the worst floods to hit the area in its recorded history: the 1884 flood at 54.5 feet, the 1898 flood at 49.6 feet, the 1907 flood at 52.1 feet, the flood of 1913 at 60.3 feet, and the 1937 flood at 55 feet.

The museum offers exhibits, a short film, tours, and educational programs.

South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum [SD]

Description

The South Dakota State Agricultural Heritage Museum is dedicated to preserving the agricultural and rural heritage of South Dakota. The museum is located on South Dakota State University's campus, and is open to visitors year round.

The museum offers guided tours, exhibits, special events, and field trip programs. The website offers visitor information, detailed information regarding all current exhibits, and an events calendar.

Rachel Carson Homestead [PA]

Description

The Rachel Carson Homestead preserves the farmhouse in which Rachel Carson (1907-1964), famed author and environmentalist, was born. Carson is best known for her 1962 book, Silent Spring which cautions against use of chemical pesticides without further research into the ways in which chemicals may alter the environment and/or human health. The site also includes a nature trail and organic garden.

The homestead offers one-hour guided tours of the house and grounds, a 1/4-mile trail with interpretive signage, a garden, summer camps, hands-on educational programs which correspond to state educational standards, and Scout programs. Reservations are required for tours of the house and for all groups of 15 or more. The website offers lesson plans and a suggested reading list.

Missouri State Capitol

Description

The Missouri State Capitol Building's ground floor serves as the Missouri State Museum. As such, it offers two halls—one dedicated to state history and one to the state's natural resources. The three other floors of the 1924 structure are also open to the public. Noted artists who were involved in the building's creation include Frank Brangwyn, N.C. Wyeth, James Earle Fraser and Alexander Stirling Calder.

The museum offers exhibits and dioramas, while a 30-minute guided tour is available for the entirety of the building.

Mesa Historical Museum [AZ]

Description

The Mesa Historical Museum was opened in 1987, and is located in the buildings of the old Lehi School, which is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum chronicles the history Mesa, Arizona.

The museum offers field trip programs, exhibits, educational programs, and special events such as historic home tours. The website offers a history of the museum, visitor information, an online exhibit, a collection of oral histories, and an events calendar.

Beeverhead-Deerlodge National Forest [MT]

Description

The Lemhi Pass is located in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. The Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest is the largest national forest in Montana, and contains miles of trails as well as the scenic Beartooth Mountains.

The forest offers a wealth of outdoor activities, including hiking, skiing, backpacking, camping, and fishing. The forest also offers an educational trunk, the Birch Creek Center, which is a residential outdoor educational center, and summer camps. The website offers information regarding all activities offered by the park, visitor information, and curriculum guides. In order to contact the national forest via email, use the "contact us" link located on the left side of the webpage.