Going WILD in Tupper Lake

Mom and Tom head up to the Adirondacks a couple of times a year. They have a favorite campground in Indian Lake. This year we were able to go with them. It is a really nice campground, very quiet and peaceful. In fact, I decided to stay for the rest of the month... even though they have already headed home.


Mom showing where their names are on the plaque

Mom and Tom are supporters of the WILD center in Tupper Lake. They wanted to take the boys there while we were visiting. Tom found out about a program they were having while we would be there and got tickets online. So saturday we headed to Tupper Lake to have breakfast with the Otters!


Squeaker and Squirt playing


Having breakfast

The boys loved the program. We had a breakfast that included some of the foods that the otters would also be eating for breakfast, and then we saw the otter program. We got to see them eat and learn all about otters. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot. One of the things that I personally learned is that otters never hold still long enough to take a picture!!

After breakfast we went through all the exhibits in the center. It is geared towards children, so there are lots of programs and interactive activities. We saw a presentation about a very tame porcupine....


How can a porcupine be this cute??

and one about a not-so-tame raven (who bit the handler).


Skyler after the raven program

One of Liam's favorite exhibits was the "touch a cloud". He kept going back to it again and again.


Plaque for the cloud exhibit

Trying to touch the cloud

The kids enjoyed playing with puppets and working on learning kids about all kinds of animals. Even I enjoyed the interactive things.

Liam playing with puppets

We all took a guided nature walk down to the water. Then we stopped at the natural playground in the pines. The kids got to climb and play on logs, stumps, and a hige uprooted tree. We ended up staying all day. It was a great day of fun!

Photo in "The Pines" - the natural playground

I would highly recommend visiting the Wild Center if you are in the area. Here is a link

http://www.wildcenter.org/