Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- Public Aquariums around Pigeon Forge, TN?
From: James Smith (jim at vtwebware.com)
Date: Wed Sep 22 2004 - 12:51:11 CDT
Ohh I didn't know that it was called that, I've always just called it
Boston aquarium.
The whale watches that you can go on from there are kinda neat, although
Boston harbor is kinda scary looking :-)
Jim
At 09:36 AM 9/22/2004, you wrote:
>The Boston Aquarium is called the New England Aquarium and you're right, it
>is nice. It is very similiar to the National Aquarium in Baltimore since
>NAIB was built by the same architects. It is the aquarium that started the
>big surge in aquarium buildings around the world. And Chip, they did loose
>their AZA status, although it wasn't for husbandry reasons, it had to do
>with some financial issues that were a bit obscure.
>
>Nick Zarlinga
>Aquarium Biologist
>Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
>216.661.6500 ext 4485
>
>
> ><)> -----Original Message-----
> ><)> From: owner-nanfa-l at nanfa.org
> ><)>
> ><)> Of James Smith
> ><)> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:10 AM
> ><)> To: nanfa-l at nanfa.org
> ><)> Subject: RE: NANFA-L-- Public Aquariums around
> ><)> Pigeon Forge, TN?
> ><)>
> ><)>
> ><)> You forgot the Boston aquarium! It's a short hop
> ><)> (maybe 1.5-2 hours) from
> ><)> the Mystic one and they have this huuuuuge center
> ><)> tank that you have to see
> ><)> to believe. The mystic one has belugas though.
> ><)> Somewhere I have pictures of
> ><)> them.
> ><)>
> ><)> Jim
> ><)>
> ><)> At 07:43 AM 9/22/2004, you wrote:
> ><)> >I would agree that both aquariums mentioned are
> ><)> very good in their own ways,
> ><)> >but Tennessee is not to miss. I would also
> ><)> suggest that you try to hit
> ><)> >Newport Aquarium on the way down. It is just
> ><)> cross the river from
> ><)> >Cincinnatti. If you take the "scenic route" home
> ><)> from Pigeon Forge, you can
> ><)> >shoot up the coast and hit the South Carolina
> ><)> Aquarium in Charleston (very
> ><)> >nice), the Ripley's Myrtle Beach aquarium (carbon
> ><)> copy of Gatlingburg), then
> ><)> >to the North Carolina Aquariums (Roanoke Island,
> ><)> Pine Knoll Shores, and Fort
> ><)> >Fisher), then up into Virginia to the Virginia
> ><)> Marine Science Center, next
> ><)> >into Washington for the national aquarium
> ><)> Washington DC, then the National
> ><)> >Aquarium in Baltimore, followed by the New Jersey
> ><)> State Aquarium, the New
> ><)> >England Aquarium, the New York Aquarium and
> ><)> Atlantis Aquarium on Long
> ><)> >Island, up to the New England Aquarium and on
> ><)> into Norwalk and the Mystic
> ><)> >Aquarium in Conneticut. After here you can head
> ><)> back home and stop at the
> ><)> >Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG aquarium, until you
> ><)> finally hit the crown jewel of
> ><)> >all aquariums, the aquarium here at the Cleveland
> ><)> Metroparks Zoo where yours
> ><)> >truly can sit and listen, green with envy, about
> ><)> your experiences at all
> ><)> >those other aquariums (and of course the
> ><)> impending divorce that you will be
> ><)> >going through ;)
> ><)> >
> ><)> >Nick Zarlinga
> ><)> >Aquarium Biologist
> ><)> >Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
> ><)> >216.661.6500 ext 4485
> ><)> >
> ><)> >
> ><)> > ><)> -----Original Message-----
> ><)> > ><)> From: owner-nanfa-l at nanfa.org
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> Of Shane Graber
> ><)> > ><)> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 1:16 PM
> ><)> > ><)> To: 'nanfa-l at nanfa.org'
> ><)> > ><)> Subject: NANFA-L-- Public Aquariums
> ><)> around Pigeon
> ><)> > ><)> Forge, TN?
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> I and my family will be visiting
> ><)> the Pigeon Forge,
> ><)> > ><)> TN area next week. Are
> ><)> > ><)> there any good public aquariums
> ><)> around that area
> ><)> > ><)> that we might visit?
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> Shane B. Graber
> ><)> > ><)> Sr. Research Chemist
> ><)> > ><)> E-Mail: sgraber at sauder.com
> ><)> > ><)> Phone: (419) 446-3774
> ><)> > ><)> Fax: (419) 446-4937
> ><)> > ><)>
> ><)> > ><)> Sauder Woodworking
> ><)> > ><)> 502 Middle Street
> ><)> > ><)> Archbold, OH 43502
> ><)> > ><)> http://www.sauder.com/
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