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Raven Hill Discovery Center Raven Hill is nestled in a rural setting with ponds, swamps, forests & fields on 175 acres. It is the only place in northern Lower Michigan where children and adults can link science, history & the arts with hands-on activities and explorations both indoors and outdoors. Connections emerge through classes, exhibits and facilities that provide the perfect DESTINATION for all ages to learn, create, grow and play. :-) The Watershed Model is a DESTINATION where you can shed your shoes, stick your toes in the water and enjoy the waterfall, wetlands and bubbling springs that merge and flow down to a little “lake.” Then visit the Earth Tones Music Garden with its oversized, tuned instruments. Jurassic Park is also a great DESTINATION, where you can walk through time and observe the Earth’s geologic history, including real rocks, fossils, trees and sculptural interpretations of extinct plants and animals that lived here before, during, and after the ever popular dinosaurs. Another popular DESTINATION is the Schoolhouse where each member of the family enjoys sitting in the kind of desk they used when they were in school and everyone can take turns being teacher. Another well-loved DESTINATION is the Treehouse, built in the shape of a maple leaf. The “stem” acts as a ramp, making it accessible to everyone. The Wetlands Boardwalk winds its way through a primordial swamp, connecting the main campus and another DESTINATION, the Ancient World - a 30-acre field that is filled with things that most people just read about in textbooks. Climb the Egyptian pyramid, sit a spell on the Sphinx, walk under the Roman Arch, figure out the date and time using the Obelisk, take your picture by the Moai (the Easter Island head) and more. 14
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