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Cosmic Curiosities

“At night in this waterless air, the stars come down just out of reach of your fingers.”
- John Steinbeck, American Writer

Cosmic Curiosities

“Astronauts are inherently insane. And really noble.” 
- Andy Weir, Author of The Martian

Eclipse on the Horizon

One day, Wenebojo was standing under a maple tree.

Suddenly, it began to rain maple syrup, not sap, right on top of him. Wenebojo got a birchbark tray and held it out to catch the syrup. He said to himself, “This is too easy for the Indians to have the syrup just rain down like this.” So he threw the syrup away and decided that before they could have the syrup, the Indians would have to give a feast, offer tobacco, speak to the manido, and put out some birchbark trays.

Cosmic Curiosities

“One thing is certain and the rest debate.
Light rays, when near the Sun, do not go straight.”
-  Arthur Eddington, English Astronomer

The Woodland Indians occupied the forested areas of eastern North America.

This huge geographical area is the largest of the eight culture areas into which the Indians of North America have been grouped. Although the region can be characterized by its forests, significant environmental variation also exists.

Scandinavian Lithic Production

Stone tools were first produced during the early Stone Ages in Scandinavia. The collection at the Milwaukee Public Museum mainly focuses on the Mesolithic and Neolithic time periods when lithic production was at its peak.