Northern Maine Museum of Science explained

Northern Maine Museum of Science
Established:1994
Location:Presque Isle, Maine
Type:Natural history
Owner:University of Maine at Presque Isle

The Northern Maine Museum of Science is a natural history museum in Presque Isle, Maine. Located on the campus of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, it was founded in the early 1970s when Leroy Norton, an Aroostook County naturalist donated a significant number of pieces, including sea shells and local forestry examples. It expanded again in the 1970s when it received a large portion of the defunct Portland Museum of Natural History. It is located in Folsom Hall on the UMPI campus.[1] Exhibit topics include biology, mathematics, physical science, astronomy, chemistry, geology, forestry and agriculture.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Northern Maine Museum of Science . 2008-10-04 . . 1 May 2013 .