Dark Sky Caravan: Aug 10th – 15th

Minnesota is home to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) which is the second largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world. To celebrate our dark skies, Planetarium staff will be traveling along the North Shore stopping at different locations each night for a star party. You can enjoy fun activities and presentations or planetarium shows. Once it gets dark, you can gaze through telescopes and get a live sky tour of the stars and constellations visible. We will also be on the lookout for meteors from the Perseid meteor shower which peaks Aug 12th-13th. If it’s cloudy, don’t worry! We will still have fun activities and digital sky tours so you can learn what to look for when it clears up. You can find our list of stops below:August 10th: 7p – 10p: Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium – UMD, Duluth, MN August 11th: 8p – 10p: Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, MN August 12th: 8p – 11p: Tettegouche State Park Visitor Center, Silver Bay, MN August 13th: 8p – 11p: North House Folk School, Grand Marais, MN August 14th: 7p – 11p: Schaap Community Center, Grand Marais, MN August 15th: 6:30p – 10:30p: Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, Grand Marais, MN Grab your bug spray and come join us for some fun under the stars! For more information, including what to expect each night, click here (https://scse.d.umn.edu/marshall-w-alworth-planetarium/public-showsevents/events).  The Planetarium is very thankful to the Gunflint Trail Historical Society, Chik-Wauk Museum and Nature Center, and Visit Cook County for their help in planning, coordinating, and running the Dark Sky Caravan!