In the first 10 months that Ways of the Woods traveled through the Northern Forest, more than 3,500 school children and a total of 40,000 people toured the exhibition. That’s the equivalent of 1 out of every 40 residents!

Tens of thousands more saw the striking full-color map and images of the Northern Forest as the truck rolled through communities and exhibited at major fairs and festivals.

Here’s what our visitors had to say:

“Thanks for helping me better appreciate a place I’ve lived for forty years!”

“Very informative display. Great details about yesteryear—but where is the North Woods going next?”

“Great exhibit. I enjoyed seeing people making a living from natural resources while respecting it for its beauty.”

“This stuff is so interesting. Yay History!”

“One of a kind. Never saw anything like this before. Love the displays, the trip through time. Very well put together! Love the local stuff.”

“It is a nice place. I love how you can learn things without books.”

“The best part of my day! Do people realize what they have and could lose?!”

“Fabulous. You should take this out of the Northern Woods!”

“An incredible resource in teaching about the North Woods…. A mobile museum to teach, to motivate, to inspire. Bravo.”

“Wonderful, wonderful! Loved the tree ring projector, interview, smells, and things made by kids. Come to my town please!”

“Great exhibit. Kids nowadays need to know the history of this area so they can be part of planning the future.”

“We loved it! Please come to Long Island, NY.”