WRI biologist Lynn Rogers provided the scientific information, video, and most of the photography for the black bear portion of this million-dollar exhibit produced by Curator Curt Hadland of the Science Museum of Minnesota. It opened in February 1990 and remained at the Science Museum for a year. Then it toured North America for ten years. In total, this educational exhibit was seen by over 4 million people at 30 sites.
| Venue | City, State / Institution |
Opening | Closing |
Attendance |
| 1 | St. Paul, Minnesota Science Museum of Minnesota |
02/17/1990 | 01/27/1991 | 742,290 |
| 2 |
Yellowstone National Park |
06/06/1991 | 09/08/1991 | 255,077 |
| 3 | Indianapolis, Indiana The Children's Museum |
10/03/1991 | 01/05/1992 | 145,579 |
| 4 | Boston, Massachusetts Museum of Science |
01/30/1992 | 05/10/1992 | 318,826 |
| 5 | Boise, Idaho Idaho State Historical Museum |
06/04/1992 | 09/07/1992 | 30,000 |
| 6 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
10/01/1992 | 01/24/1993 | 65,922 |
| 7 | Denver, Colorado Denver Museum of Natural History |
02/19/1993 | 05/09/1993 | 744,710 |
| 8 | New York, New York American Museum of Natural History |
06/04/1993 | 10/03/1993 | 350,055 |
| 9 | Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Museum of Natural History |
10/03/1993 | 01/02/1994 | 84,381 |
| 10 | Philadelphis, Pennsylvania The Academy of Natural History |
01/27/1994 | 05/08/1994 | 59,600 |
| 11 | Washington, D.C. Explorers Hall |
06/08/1994 | 09/05/1994 | 78,430 |
| 12 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida Museum of Discovery and Science |
09/30/1994 | 01/08/1995 | 79,398 |
| 13 | Richmond, Virginia Science Museum of Virginia |
02/04/1995 | 05/07/1995 | 67,440 |
| 14 | Bozeman, Montana Museum of the Rockies |
05/27/1995 | 09/04/1995 | 86,452 |
| 15 | Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Museum of Science and History |
10/07/1995 | 01/02/1996 | 53,688 |
| --- | Refurbished Science Museum of Minnesota |
02/03/1996 | 05/05/1996 | ---- |
| 16 | San Francisco, California California Academy of Science |
05/24/1996 | 09/02/1996 | 321,229 |
| 17 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Royal Ontario Museum |
09/28/1996 | 01/05/1997 | 168,752 |
| 18 | Muncie, Indiana Minnetrista Cultural Center |
02/01/1997 | 05/04/1997 | 8,626 |
| --- | Refurbished Science Museum of Minnesota |
05/31/1997 | 09/07/1997 | ---- |
| 19 | Albuquerque, New Mexico New Mexico Museum of Natural History |
10/04/1997 | 01/04/1998 | 75,000 |
| 20 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee County Zoo |
01/31/1998 | 05/03/1998 | 59,447 |
| 21 & 22 | Albany, New York New York State Museum |
05/30/1998 | 01/03/1999 | 50,769 |
| 23 | Greensboro, North Carolina Natural Science Center of Greensboro |
01/30/1999 | 05/02/1999 | 58,044 |
| 24 | St. Paul, Minnesota Science Museum of Minnesota |
05/29/1999 | 09/06/1999 | 195,114 |
| 25 | Los Angeles, California L.A. County Museum of Natural History |
10/09/1999 | 01/02/2000 | 50,972 |
| 26 | Reno, Nevada Wilbur May Museum |
01/29/2000 | 04/30/2000 | 20,341 |
| --- | Abridged from 5,000 to 4,000 sq. ft. | 05/27/2000 | 09/04/2000 | ---- |
| 27 | San Diego, California San Diego Museum of Natural History |
10/21/2000 | 01/02/2001 | 29,418 |
| 28 | Houston, Texas Town & Country Mall |
02/02/2001 | 04/29/2001 | unavailable |
| 29 | Banff, Alberta Canada Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies |
05/19/2001 | 09/30/2001 | unavailable |
| 30 | Orlando, Florida Orlando Science Center |
10/20/2001 | 01/06/2002 | unavailable |
| Attendance to Date: | 4,170,142 | |||
