Cameron Walkowiak

LSA 1997

Year of Memory: 1994
During the stresses of finals in my first winter semester at U of M, I found myself returning to the Museum I had such fond memories of as a child. The feeling of peace and belonging that settled over me as I walk between exhibits that had thrilled me as a child was astounding. This had been the first place I had ever seen dinosaurs outside of books. Looking down at the dinosaur and mastodon displays from the railing was like returning to that childhood exhilaration of that first time seeing these massive beasts.

I left the Museum that day with a sense of calm. During my time at the university, I would return whenever I needed the reset. Later, I would bring my children there to share with them this magic building.