The Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Mexico Tourism Promotion Board, and Adobo Grill present a festival on November 18 and 19 celebrating the annual migratory journey of the Monarch Butterflies from the Midwest to their wintering grounds in Michoacan, Mexico. After a three-month flight, nearly 20 million Monarchs will arrive in the mountainous sanctuaries of Michoacan. For the Mexican people, the arrival of the butterflies has come to symbolize the returning of souls of loved-ones and is cause for annual celebrations and festivals. Live Monarch Butterflies in the Butterfly Haven.
Butterfly crafts for kids.
The State of Michoacan and the Nature Museum are participating in an international project to preserve the status of the Monarch sanctuaries in Michoacan. Chicago Academy of Sciences.