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ME
Bar Harbor
Mount
Desert Oceanarium
Thomas Bay
Bar Harbor
ME
Phone
207 288-5005
Web Site
http://www.theoceanarium.com/oceanbhsite.html
E-mail
mailto:theoceanarium@earthlink.com
Description
lobster museum, hatchery, marsh walk, dalt pond
Type of
Resource
Science
Primary
Focus
Science Museum
Nature of
Group or Site
Animals
Industry
/Profession
Fishing
New or
Updated:
4/18/2006
Maine
Orono
Maynard Jordan Planetarium
5781 Wingate Hall
Orono ME 04469
Phone 207 581-1341
Web Site http://umainesky.com/
E-mail mailto:alan@umainesky.com
Description public shows in University planetarium
Type of Resource
Science
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
ME
Portland
Gulf of
Maine Research Institute
350
Commercial St
Portland
ME
04101
Phone
207 772-2321
Web Site
http://octopus.gma.org/
E-mail
mailto:www@gmri.org
Description
"aquarium without walls" extensive coverage of
space, underwater,
oceanographic
activities
Type of
Resource
Science
Nature of
Group or Site
Web Site
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Oceanography
New or
Updated:
6/13/2007
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Maine
Presque Isle
Northern Maine Museum of Science
Address
Presque Isle ME
Phone
Web Site http://angst.umpi.maine.edu/info/nmms/museum.htm
Description biology, evolution, astronomy, math, geology
Type of Resource
Science
Primary Focus Science Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Biology
ME
Southwest Harbor
Mount Desert Oceanarium
172 Clark Point Road
Southwest
Harbor
ME
04679
Phone
207 244-7330
Web Site
http://www.theoceanarium.com/
E-mail
mailto:theoceanarium@panax.com
Alt Web
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/rtmss/10.328.html
Description
touch tank, AV room with sounds of the ocean, 20
tanks of sealife, scallop
tank,
fishing gallery -- also Bar Harbor location
Type of Resource
Science
Primary Focus
Science Museum
Nature of Group or Site
Animals
Field of Study/Science Facility
Oceanarium
Industry /Profession
Fishing
New or Updated:
10/31/2003 |
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MI
Albion
Albion College Observatory
Albion
College
Albion
MI
49224
Phone
517
629-5402
Web Site
*****
Alt Web
http://www.albion.edu/library/specialcollections/observatory_history.asp
Description
one
of the oldest actively used telescopes in the US
Type of
Resource
Science
Field of Study/Science Facility
Observatory
Era
1883
New or Updated:
07/16/2003 |
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MI
Ann Arbor
Argus Planetarium
601 West
Stadium Boulevard
Ann Arbor MI
48103
Phone
734
994-1771
Web Site
http://pioneer.aaps.k12.mi.us/dept/plan/
Description
available for school groups only, during school hours
Type of
Resource
Science
Field of Study/Science Facility
Planetarium
Owner/Operator:
Ann Arbor
Public Schools
New or Updated:
07/20/2003
Michigan
Ann Arbor
U Michigan Herbarium
3600 Varsity Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48108
Phone 734 764-2407
Web Site http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/
Description 1.6 millions specimens -- a research facility, not suitable for casual visits
Type of Resource Science
Field of Study/Science Facility Herbarium
New or Updated: 06/12/2003
MI
Ann Arbor
U Michigan
Museum of Zoology
1109 Geddes Avenue
Ann Arbor
MI
48109
Phone
714 764-0476
Web Site
http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/
E-mail
mailto:%20mfobrien@umich.edu
Description
Insects, molluscs, fish, herps, birds, mammals -
15 million specimens,
100,000
sound recordings,
Type of
Resource
Science
Primary
Focus
Natural History
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Zoology
New or
Updated: 4/24/2007 |
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Michigan
Bloomfield Hills
Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills MI 48403
Phone 248 645-3200
Web Site http://www.cranbrook.edu/institute/index.shtml
Toll Free 877 462-7262
Description Our Dynamic Earth, emerging technology, rocks, astronomy, motion gallery, blues life, mineral study, Reading Objects
Type of Resource Science
Primary Focus Science Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
New or Updated: 06/27/2003
Michigan
Chelsea
Gerald E Eddy Discovery Center
Waterloo Recreation Area
16345 McClure Road
Chelsea MI 48118
Phone 734 475-3170
Web Site http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10365_10887-23047--,00.html
Alt Web http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/exploringsci/tourlisting/eddyinfo.html
Description interactive geology
exhibits, Waterloo Recreation Area ecology and cultural history
Type of Resource Science
Primary Focus Science Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Geology
New or Updated: 07/11/2003
Michigan
Detroit
Detroit Science Center
5020 John R St
Detroit MI 48202
Phone 313 577-8400
Web Site www.sciencedetroit.org
Description Cyberspace Safari, laser shows, internet exhibit lab
Type of Resource
Science
Primary Focus Science Museum
Kind of Activity IMAX |
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MI
East Lansing
MSU Herbarium
Michigan State
University
East Lansing
MI
48824
Phone
517 355-4696
Web Site
http://www.bpp.msu.edu/herbarium/herb_frames.html
Description
worldwide plants & fungi, 500,00 specimens
Type of Resource
Science
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Herbarium
Research /Reading
Library
New or Updated:
8/2/2004
Michigan
East Lansing
Abrams
Planetarium MSU
400
East Grand River Ave
East Lansing
MI
48823
Phone
517 355-4672
Web Site
www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/
Description
public shows weekends
Type of
Resource
Science
Field of
Study/Science Facility
Planetarium
Owner/Operator:
Michigan
State University
New or
Updated:
8/22/2007
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Roger B Chaffee Planetarium
272 Pearl Street NW
Grand Rapids MI 49504
Phone 616 456-3663
Web Site www.grmuseum.org/chaffeeplanetarium/chaffee.htm
Description
Type of Resource
Science
Field of Study/Science Facility Planetarium
Michigan
Houghton
Seaman Mineralogical Museum, Michigan Technical U
1400 College Ave
Houghton MI 49931
Phone 906 487-2572
Web Site www.geo.mtu.edu/museum/
Description
Type of Resource
Science
Primary Focus Science Museum
Field of Study/Science Facility Minerals
Michigan
Lansing
Impression 5 Science Center
200 Museum Drive
Lansing MI 48933
Phone 517 485-8115
Web Site www.impression5.org/
Alt Web www.voyager.net/impression_5/
Description
Type of Resource
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