Kenosha Public Museum

Exhibits

Field Station In the Field Station step into the shoes of scientists and artists to explore the work they do. Discover how they help us learn about the Earth, its people and all of its creatures. Activities range from learning about meteorology, to identifying bones from an owl pellet, to designing a mosaic.

Ice Age Giant Beaver The melting of the glaciers provided a river of fresh water that was nourishing to plants and animals. One of the results of this quick devloping habitat was the Giant Beaver (Catoroides Ohioensis). A distant cousin of today's beaver, it could be as much as 8 feet long and weight up to 400 pounds. The Giant Beaver became extinct about 10,000 years ago.

"Wild about Animals" - Betty and William Isetts Get up close and personal with some amazing mammals and feathered friends in one of our second floor temporary galleries, currently showing "Wild about Animals". The exhibit, composed largely of animals donated by the generosity of Betty and William Isetts, is on display through 2003.

Harvesting the Inland Seas The second floor exhibit, "Harvesting the Inland Sea", takes an in-depth look at the life and times of fishing on the Great Lakes. It encompasses the involvement of man and fish from subsistence fishing by Native Americans to commericial fishing today.

Dinosaurs Moving forward through time, browse bold heading or stop and take time for a more in-depth read.

Deinonychus Hear the sounds of distant dinosaurs as you come eye to eye with a Deinonychus. Don't make any sudden moves! The Deinonychus, which means "terrible claw", had large retractable claws designed to tear into flesh of other dinosaurs.

Golden Age of Mammals A beautiful mural depicts mammals living during the Tertiary era in their natural habitat. A replica of a Synthetoceras is at the right and Deinonychus at the left.

The Wisconsin Story Our "Wisconsin Story" begins 440 million years ago when the land mass that is known as North America was south of the equator. Start your journey in an underwater environment as a Dinichthys Pustulosus circles overhead in search of prey.

The Hebior Mammoth This skeletal replica is of the Hebior mammoth excavated in 1994 in Paris Township, Kenosha County. It is the largest speciman found in North American and the most complete with 90% of the skeleton recovered.

Hebior Mammoth Close-up of the replica of the Hebior mammoth.

Museum Atrium Welcome to the Museum through a three-story light-filled atrium. This great space is flanked on the north by the gift shop and field station, while the south side represents a glacial till wall.