Sep
16
Bear Necessities
I thought of my great-grandfather G. Oliver Riggs earlier this week when I read that the Minnesota Zoo’s black bear exhibit was opening this weekend.
According to David Peterson’s article in the Star Tribune’s South section, “Minn. Zoo bearing up well, indeed,” the new 15,000-square-foot exhibit is home to three orphaned black bear cubs from northern Minnesota. They are the first black bears ever to live at the zoo, and they already have been a big hit with families who have previewed the exhibit.
The exhibit apparently emphasizes the prevalence of bears in pop culture – and this reminded me of the legendary encounter G. Oliver had with a bear in northern Minnesota more than a hundred years ago.
According to David Peterson’s article in the Star Tribune’s South section, “Minn. Zoo bearing up well, indeed,” the new 15,000-square-foot exhibit is home to three orphaned black bear cubs from northern Minnesota. They are the first black bears ever to live at the zoo, and they already have been a big hit with families who have previewed the exhibit.
The exhibit apparently emphasizes the prevalence of bears in pop culture – and this reminded me of the legendary encounter G. Oliver had with a bear in northern Minnesota more than a hundred years ago.
