I had a book published by Ithaca several years ago. Joan Mayor was the owner at that time. This…read morewas the biggest nightmare ever. She basically was less than ethical in handling the publishing and continues to sell the book without paying any royalties. This publisher is the biggest scam artist ever. I have since published with ethical publishers who have paid me by royalties. I even had a lawyer call her to give a cease and desist on selling the book. Ithaca has totally ignore this request. I again will obtain a lawyer to stop the book from being published. Cathy Napier Swinging Door of Addiction

I tried to publish a book with these people. It took over a year to get the galleys and they were…read moreterrible. Also, the woman in charge is very nasty.

This is also known as the Museum of the Earth…read more I was between a 3 and a 4. I went with 4 stars because, though not the biggest or most impressive, it's very clean, clearly laid out, and informative. It's not meant to be the Smithsonian, but is a fun stopover if you're in the area. They have a large, rare wale skeleton. They have a mastodon that was found in Hyde Park. The special exhibit when we were there was about women in paleontology/biology/archaeology. It was refreshing to see the diversity of women represented! There were also exhibits on climate change, glaciers, evolution of life. Again, very concise and well laid out. It was 9 dollars for an adult ticket, and we were happy to support the organization.