The Nature Museum
The Nature Museum was opened in July of 1989. Since the beginning, The Nature museum has been dedicated to educating the community on the natural world around us. It moved locations in 1996 to its current location in the Grafton Grange building in Grafton, Vermont. As it has continued to grow, they now offer more programs including: summer camps, school trips & programs, adult & family workshops, the Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Visitor Center, the Magic Forest Playscape, and the annual Fairy House Festival.
The gardens that surround the museum allow its guests to explore native plants, insects, and a frog pond. Behind the museum are the Trails of the Village Park, a wooded trail system where visitors can explore the woods. Key to their community outreach and fundraising, each year The Nature Museum hosts the Fairy House Festival. It's coming up on September 25th and 26th. Check out the video further down the page to learn more!
The Nature Museum is a regional resource for nature, science, and environmental education in the Vermont and New Hampshire communities of the Connecticut River Valley. The Museum provides information and experiences which engage and enlighten our audiences and inspire stewardship of the natural world.
The Nature Museum's Work
Read on to find out more about the great work that The Nature Museum does to engage and enlighten all generations.
Visit The Nature Museum to explore their collections of Vermont wildlife. Inside you can crawl through an underground bear den, dig for fossils, watch the resident honeybees, and explore the mineral cave. Outside you can explore the Fairy House Trail and the new Magic Forest Playscape!
The Museum
Bellows Falls Fish Ladder
The Bellows Falls Fish Ladder and Visitor Center is staffed by the employees of The Nature Museum. It's open throughout the summer from 10am to 4pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Come visit to explore the fish ladder from above or from a special viewing station within the Visitor Center.
Each year The Nature Museum puts on the Fairy House Festival. Through the hard work of their amazing volunteers a whimsical fairyland is created for visitors to explore. The fairy houses are all small structures that are built of natural materials. The creations help to open everyone's imagination and sense of exploration within the natural world around us. Make sure to get your tickets online now for this year's event! Check out the video from last year's event to learn more, and you can purchase tickets to this year's event here.
The Fairy House Festival
9/25-9/26
Join us in supporting The Nature Museum
75% of this month's donations will go towards our partner, The Nature Museum.
This month and every month, Wild Boyz Photography will be partnering with one non profit. 75% of any donations that we receive during the month will go to the nonprofit. Help The Nature Museum continue their mission to provide information and experiences which engage and enlighten their audiences and inspire stewardship of the natural world.