2016-2017 Lake Superior Zoo

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
May 2016
End Date
June 2017
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview

The Lake Superior Zoo is northern Minnesota’s zoo, which is fully accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The Bear Country project will create educational exhibits using animals and the environment within a portion of the area of land that is currently the former Polar Shores. The project will utilize some of this existing structure by renovating it to meet or exceed current animal exhibit standards for the brown bear set by the Association of Zoo and Aquariums (AZA). Legacy funds will be used to complete phase one of the bear country project.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Laws, 2015 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subd 6. (l)
Appropriation Language

$75,000 each year is for development of educational exhibits using animals and the environment.

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Direct expenses
$73,500
Administration costs
$1,500
Recipient Board Members
Board of Directors 2016
Diana Bouschor Dodge, President
Mark Brown, First Vice-President
Zane Bail, Second Vice-President
Mike Polzin, Secretary
Jesse Frye, Treasurer
John Scott, Immediate Past President
Jonathan Ballmer
Toni Fladmark-Foster
Jodi Kiminski
Tracy Larsen
Steve Licari
Carole Newkumet
Susan Quam
Neale L. Roth
Brent Ruuska
Russel Smith
Terra Stenberg
Patricia Stolee
Julie Thoreson
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Laws, 2015 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 4, Section 2, Subd 6. (l)
Appropriation Language

$75,000 each year is for development of educational exhibits using animals and the environment.

2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000
Other Funds Leveraged
$12,265
Number of full time equivalents funded
0
Recipient Board Members
Diana Bouschor Dodge President
Mark Brown, 1st Vice-Pres.
Zane Bail, 2nd Vice-Pres.
Jesse Frye, Treasurer
Mike Polzin, Secretary
John Scott, Immediate Past President
John Ballmer
Neale L. Roth
Toni Fladmark-Foster
Brent Ruuska
Jodi Grayson
Russell Smith
Tracy Larsen
Terra Stenberg
Steve Licari
Patricia Stolee
Carole Newkumet
Julie Thoreson
Project Manager
First Name
Julene
Last Name
Boe
Organization Name
Lake Superior Zoo
Street Address
7210 Fremont St.
City
Duluth
State
MN
Zip Code
55807
Email
jboe@lszoo.org
Administered By
Administered by
Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555