Polar Bear Plunge

Polar Bear Plunge

People think I’m crazy for playing touch football outdoors during the Winter. Well, it’s that time of year again for something that’s truly crazy: The Polar Bear Plunge. Here’s video from yesterday of a Shakopee Jaycees Polar Bear Plunge into Crystal Lake in Burnsville. Found at YouTube from Betherz247.

King Tut Exhibit

King Tut Exhibit

The Science Museum of Minnesota is currently showing a King Tut exhibit, entitled Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs. The exhibit takes you back in time 3,000 years to one of the most remarkable periods in history. King Tut features 100 authentic artifacts. Walk among the history of some of ancient Egypt’s most significant rulers, including Tut’s relatives, with artifacts immersing you in the daily life, religion, and funeral practices that took place under the rule of the pharaohs. The exhibit runs through September 5, 2011. Found at YouTube from sciencemuseummn.

Here’s two more King Tut videos for you:

Found at YouTube from NationalGeographic.

Found at YouTube from AncientDez.

The Real George Washington Exhibit

The Real George Washington Exhibit

Starting tomorrow, the Minnesota History Center is featuring an exhibit on George Washington that will run through May 29. Learn about George Washington as a young surveyor, dauntless warrior, entrepreneur and presidential first. This new, traveling exhibit from Mount Vernon features forensic models of Washington at various ages; short films by the History Channel and computer interactives; portraits and decorative arts; period weapons; and personal artifacts, including the only surviving full set of Washington’s dentures. Found at YouTube from NationalGeographic. Happy Presidents Day!