Florantha Thompson Sproat — Another Fun History Exploration

Florantha Thompson Sproat — Another Fun History Exploration

We followed Florantha from a New England childhood, to early La Pointe missionary’s wife, around Cape Horn to gold rush California and the peaks of the Sierra Nevada., to Italy, etc. etc… We learned about the adventures of her children, and several other notorious and/or talented descendants, including a Nobel Prize winner! Another great Mackreth presentation! Click Read More to see pictures and short video clips for a taste of the fun!

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Slides from Lecture at the Museum: Beavers, for Biodiversity, Climate Resilience and Restoring the Hydrology of Lake Superior

Slides from Lecture at the Museum:  Beavers, for Biodiversity, Climate Resilience and Restoring the Hydrology of Lake Superior

Click image to view lecture slides. Speaker: Bob Boucher, advisor to the Beaver Institute and board member of Superior Bio-conservancy. If you are interested in learning more, you might want to sign up for the Virtual Midwest Beaver Summit 2023, presented by the Superior Bio-Conservancy. Also, after learning more you may want to contact the Wisconsin DNR and Wisconsin governor Tony Evers about the WDNR’s harmful practices regarding Beavers.

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