A peaceful, scenic view of Duncan Narrows on Isle Royale. (Photo © 2007 and courtesy John Vucetich) HOUGHTON -- Beginning Apr. 12, the Carnegie Museum in Houghton will be celebrating Isle Royale with three exhibits about the island.
An opening reception for the first exhibit, "Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Fifty Years of Research," will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 12. John Vucetich, Michigan Tech University assistant professor of wildlife ecology, Rolf Peterson, MTU professor of wildlife ecology and George Desort, filmmaker, will introduce this exhibit about their work on Isle Royale. The exhibit tells about the longest study of any predator-prey system in the world.
Rolf Peterson, MTU professor of wildlife ecology and world-renowned researcher, speaks about his Isle Royale wolf-moose research on March 20 during MTU's Earth Week. Peterson will attend an opening of the exhibit, "Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale: Fifty Years of Research," on Apr. 12 at the Carnegie Museum in Houghton. (Photo © 2008 Michele Bourdieu)The second exhibit, "Above and Below: Shipwrecks of Isle Royale," features underwater photographs of Isle Royale shipwrecks, accompanied by historic newspaper accounts of the accidents. An opening reception with photographer Bill Reynolds will be held in late April.
The museum will also host a selection of artwork from the Isle Royale National Park's Artist-in-Residence Collection. A reception for some of the artists will be held in May.
The Carnegie Museum is on the corner of Huron and Montezuma in historic downtown Houghton. Hours are Tuesday 12 noon - 7 p.m., Thursday 12 noon - 5 p.m. and Saturday 12 noon - 4 p.m.
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