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Gitchigumee · 03-26-2009, 10:18 AM

My friend and I saw "The Mysteries of the Great Lakes" film at the Omnitheatre (Imax) at the Minnesota Science Museum in St. Paul last Sunday (3 hours prior to the concert that night). For those of you who may be considering seeing it, the cost was $21 + $13 parking = $34 for 2 people, or $17 apiece.

I was expecting much more of GL's music to be featured than was. "The Wreck" was featured very nicely in one section, however, as was stated in previous posts.

The film was great, and much more than just beautiful scenery set to music. For anyone interested in ecology, saving endangered species, and the goodness of the human spirit, this is a great film for you.

The sturgeon is a creature which has lived in the Great Lakes for 150,000,000 years. It is on the brink of extinction, and there is currently a race to save the species. In particular, one man's life's work has been focused on it. It also focuses on how we have abused the lakes through the decades and how the lakes have been recovering. It is a really amazing story, and I have a whole new appreciation for the magnificent sturgeon. I always knew the Lakes were beautiful, and I feel lucky to live close enough to visit them every year or two. I would highly recommend that you all attend this film soon if you can, because I'm not sure how much longer it will be showing. The more people that see it (especially children), the greater the chances to save the Lakes and the great lake sturgeon.

03-26-2009, 10:18 AM	#12
Gitchigumee Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 504	Re: Mysteries of the Great Lakes My friend and I saw "The Mysteries of the Great Lakes" film at the Omnitheatre (Imax) at the Minnesota Science Museum in St. Paul last Sunday (3 hours prior to the concert that night). For those of you who may be considering seeing it, the cost was $21 + $13 parking = $34 for 2 people, or $17 apiece. I was expecting much more of GL's music to be featured than was. "The Wreck" was featured very nicely in one section, however, as was stated in previous posts. The film was great, and much more than just beautiful scenery set to music. For anyone interested in ecology, saving endangered species, and the goodness of the human spirit, this is a great film for you. The sturgeon is a creature which has lived in the Great Lakes for 150,000,000 years. It is on the brink of extinction, and there is currently a race to save the species. In particular, one man's life's work has been focused on it. It also focuses on how we have abused the lakes through the decades and how the lakes have been recovering. It is a really amazing story, and I have a whole new appreciation for the magnificent sturgeon. I always knew the Lakes were beautiful, and I feel lucky to live close enough to visit them every year or two. I would highly recommend that you all attend this film soon if you can, because I'm not sure how much longer it will be showing. The more people that see it (especially children), the greater the chances to save the Lakes and the great lake sturgeon. __________________ "There was a time in this fair land when the railroad did not run. When the wild majestic mountains stood alone against the sun. Long before the white man, and long before the wheel. When the green dark forest was too silent to be real."