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Squam Lake Natural Science Center- Celebrating 60 years of connecting Granite Staters with the beauty of nature

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Squam Lake Natural Science Center- Celebrating 60 years of connecting Granite Staters with the beauty of nature
Posted on by Tom Novak

As Squam Lake’s Natural Science Center celebrates its 60th anniversary and prepares to welcome its 2,000,000th visitor to its live animal exhibit trail, Executive Director Iain McLeod chats with guest host Kris Nielsen on how there’s something exciting for everyone in the family.

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