Duluth field trip with the other interns

Last wednesday we all went to Duluth to the Lake Superior Zoo and then the Great Lakes Aquarium.  We got behind the scenes tours at both of the places.  It was a really fun day with the other girls and I love getting behind the scenes tours with keepers.  Its nice to talk to fellow animal professionals where they understand the passion for animals.  I was so excited to see the pallas cats at the zoo, which I don't think I have ever seen before.  Its a small zoo, but has really nice terrain and many of the buildings were built during the time Roosevelt was in office just as a way to create jobs.  


The aquarium is right off Lake Superior and the girl who walked us around for the tour was super excited to actually talk to the public about all the fish and animals there.  She showed us the holding areas and the bald eagle they have and then told us that old mast boats would be coming in the bay if we wanted to see them so we watched the boat come in and a lift bridge go up to let the boat in the bay.  Here are some pictures of the boat.