During the last Ice Age, the Finger Lakes region of New York was covered by a glacier over two miles thick. This wall of ice permanently sculpted the landscape, scratched rocky outcrops, and gouged deep valleys that became the Finger Lakes themselves. The Museum of the Earth, part of the Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) in Ithaca, New York, features an exhibit devoted to educating visitors about this dynamic age of North America’s prehistory. Exhibits range from glacial connections to the Earth’s climate, to their effects on flora, fauna, and geology….
