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Holiday Week: Meet the Animals at Museum of the Hudson Highlands
 | | Some of the animals featured at the Museum of the Hudson Highlands' Boulevard Location include the American Crow. Photo provided by Pam Golben, Curator of Living Exhibits at the Museum. |
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From Wednesday through Sunday of the Holiday week between Christmas and New Years, all ages are welcome when the Museum of the Hudson Highlands presents "Meet the Animals on the Boulevard". Bring along family and friends to meet some of the fascinating animals that live at the museum such as the opossum, American crow, black rat snake, ring neck dove and the American toad. A different animal will be featured each day. Come learn where these animals get their name, what kinds of food they eat, and how they adapt to winter.
"Meet the Animals on the Boulevard" will be presented at 2:30pm, December 27, 28,29,30 and 31 at the Museum of the Hudson Highlands, on the Boulevard, Cornwall-on- Hudson. General open hours are: 12pm. until 4pm. Friday through Sunday. Current exhibits
are: the "Hall of Live Animals of the Highlands" a permanent exhibit including live animals from our area; and "Symbols of New York" an interactive exhibit that introduces the New York State Bird, Mammal, Insect and others. Recently added is the new New York State reptile: "the snapping turtle". A special craft will be available during this Holiday Meet the Animals week. If the weather is good, plan to hike the short "family-friendly" trails.
Meet the Animals is presented throughout the year on
Saturday and Sunday at 2:30pm. A different animal is featured each week. General
Admission is $3 for ages 2 and older, free for Museum members. For more
information, call (845) 534-5506, ext. 204, or visit the Museum website at: http://www.museumhudsonhighlands.org
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