"Mysteries of the Great Lakes"

[Scott M]

Went to the science museum today and saw "Mysteries of the Great Lakes." Awesome film about, among a couple things, the recovery of the Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon. Ron Bruch from the Wisconsin DNR narrated a bunch of the movie and talked about helping the fish recover, establishing spawning runs in Lake Michigan, and a little on the biology of Lake Sturgeon. It's actually a very well-done and stirring movie, and for those that go to the Sturgeon Excursion, it helps paint the picture of what these fish went through to be recovered after being on the brink of extinction. Bruch spoke about the relationship he has with a 120 year old, 200 pound female that returns to the same river infrequently, and how each year that he nets her, measures her, and takes a few eggs for hatchery production, he wonders if it will be the last time he sees her, or if she will outlive him. It really was a well done documentary with strong visuals and a powerful message. There is a little bit of fluff to get through and maybe it ends too positively (the narrator talks about ballast regulation finally tightening to stop invasive species which is still decades behind), but I thought it was a pretty cool film.

A few displays on the top floor of the museum on Lake Sturgeon were also very informative.

I thought the film was so good that I would buy a copy, but I was told that because the appeal is only to Great Lakes states and is only being shown in Great Lakes states, it will not be formatted to DVDs and sold, like other IMAX films are.

It's showing for a few more weeks in St. Paul. I would recommend giving it a try if you aren't wetting a line some weekend. Shot in the dark, but did anyone else see this film?

[Flaco651]

Thanks da_chise. I might have to find some time and stop in there.

[LOTWSvirgin]

That sound really neat.

[pinkfloyd4ever]

Ya, that sounds cool, gonna have to check it out

[MinnesnowtaWild]

I will bring the girlfriend to this. I know she will want to trek to the cities and see something like this with me. I have always had a love for Sturgeon since I was a little kid (never even caught one to this day!).

Oh and yopaulpinkfloyd, I like your avatar. I am listening to The Wall as I type.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Is this still playing at the Science Museum cause I'm taking the girlfriend there tomorrow and we want to see this. The imax movie is about the Grand Canyon, so hopefully this one you speak of is something different.

[pinkfloyd4ever]

I hope it is, I was wanting to go to it in the next couple weeks

[pinkfloyd4ever]

I just checked the HSOforum and it is done playing there.

[Scott M]

Oh man, that stinks. I'm going to see Ron Bruch speak in about a month, I'm going to ask him if there is anywhere you can buy the DVD.

[MinnesnowtaWild]

I went there today and asked them about it and they said it will be back in late March through April. Just to let everyone know if you missed it like I did, you can watch it in April to pump yourself up for a new fishing season.

[pinkfloyd4ever]

Awesome, thanks MinnesnowtaWild

[Scott M]

Got a chance to talk with Mr. Bruch. He says the movie will be in DVD format, available online, later this month. He also said they found an even larger female, and inserted a PIT tag into her. Huge fish, over 80" and 2 feet tall.

[Flaco651]

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Huge fish, over 80" and 2 feet tall.

Wow! Thats a beast! Wonder how old that fish is..

[MinnesnowtaWild]

Well over a 100 years old for sure..