Dinosaurs Will Be On Display in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Last year's open house attracted a steady stream of visitors of all ages who were amazed by the wonders contained beneath the building's 25-foot ceiling. They were able to talk to the artists who recreate the wonders of the distant past and learn how molds and casts are made for museums in North America, Asia, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Many a child had a photo taken next to the skeleton of a giant reptile from millions of years ago, and people had the very rare opportunity to actually touch a genuine dinosaur fossil.

May has a strong interest in getting children involved in history and paleontology. Just north of Trenton in the small hamlet of Battawa, there is a park called Dino Dig where children can “discover” an exact replica of a dinosaur fossil frozen in rock. Exploration Playgrounds is a separate division of Research Casting designed to create special, safe playgrounds to get youngsters excited about the past, especially in towns that don't have a natural history museum.

The open house at Research Casting is just one of many places that can be visited in Trenton and the surrounding communities of Quinte West this September 14. Twenty sites are included, among them the National Air Force Museum of Canada and its collection of historic aircraft, the Afghanistan Repatriation Memorial, the Quinte Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society and much more. Many of the sites, including Research Casting, are wheelchair accessible.

Trenton, located on the Bay of Quinte between Toronto and Kingston, is readily accessed via the Highway of Heroes (Highway 401) or Old Highway 2. For a complete list of Open Doors locations, details and locations of the individual sites and directions for coming to Trenton, go to the Doors Open Ontario website.

Want to learn more about dinosaurs and prehistoric life? Here are some books you will enjoy, suitable for various ages.