Friends of the Museum are happy to host the unveiling of “Michigan’s Lone Wolverine” exhibit on Friday, May 2nd, 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Monroe County Historical Museum, 126 S. Monroe St.
Michigan’s “lone” wolverine is touring the state in a traveling exhibit created by the Michigan Historical Center. Discovered in the thumb area in 2004, the wolverine roamed the Minden City State Game Area until its natural death in 2010. Originally displayed for nearly a year at the Saginaw Bay Visitor Center at the Bay City Recreation Area, the wolverine then went to the Michigan Historical Center where a secure case and exhibit panels were created.
The exhibit features taxidermy of the wolverine and information about its time in Michigan, as well as a look at the wolverine in science and in Michigan history. An animal rarely seen in the wild, the wolverine has drawn large, curious crowds at each stop along the tour.
Monroe is one of seven stops the traveling exhibit will make. After Monroe the exhibit will go to the Gary Byker Memorial Library, Hudsonville; Fernwood Botanical Garden and Nature Preserve, Niles; and the Hartley Outdoor Education Center, St. Charles. Then, the Wolverine will be retired to the Saginaw Bay Visitors Center at Bay City State Park after October 29, 2014.
