The monarch butterfly life cycle begins with a whirl of wings in the heat of the summer sun. As a female monarch sips nectar from a wildflower, a male hovers nearby. A pheromone is released from tiny ...
MANKATO — When it’s summer at the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota and a bright orange monarch flutters past you, that can only mean one thing. The Butterfly House is once again open for ...
MANKATO — The crisp 53-degree air outside the Children’s Museum of Southern Minnesota Saturday morning reinforced the sense that it might be time to fly to warmer climates. “Everybody say ‘Goodbye ...