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The National Aquarium in Baltimore is located at the city's Inner Harbor. The idea for the aquarium was first seriously considered in the mid-1970s when city officials fought for an aquarium to be a main component of Inner Harbor redevelopment. Ground was broken in 1978, and the aquarium opened its doors in 1981. Since the Baltimore National Aquarium's opening, it has become a destination for visitors to the Inner Harbor. About 1.6 million people annually visit the aquarium, with 70 percent of them from out-of-state. The aquarium says it is Maryland's largest paid tourist attraction. The aquarium houses more than 10,500 specimens of at least 560 species. In 2005 the aquarium opened an expans...
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is located at the city's Inner Harbor. The idea for the aquarium was first seriously considered in the mid-1970s when city officials fought for an aquarium to be a main component of Inner Harbor redevelopment. Ground was broken in 1978, and the aquarium opened its doors in 1981. Since the Baltimore National Aquarium's opening, it has become a destination for visitors to the Inner Harbor. About 1.6 million people annually visit the aquarium, with 70 percent of them from out-of-state. The aquarium says it is Maryland's largest paid tourist attraction. The aquarium houses more than 10,500 specimens of at least 560 species. In 2005 the aquarium opened an expansion, Animal Planet Australia: Wild Extremes, which is dedicated to animals that inhabit Australia, including crocodiles, turtles, birds and fish. One of the best-known and most attended attractions at the National Aquarium is the dolphin show, which features the aquarium's Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins, along with their trainers, performing tricks and educating spectators about the mammals. The aquarium also has a new 4-D Immersion Theater that combines 3D film with sensory effects including mist and wind.
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Ravens fans: Treat people with class
I'm not a major sports fan, and I have never been to a Raven's game, yet I feel I must apologize to Laura Dosanjh for the ugly behavior she witnessed recently at M&T Bank Stadium (Readers respond, Nov. 4). Baltimore has always taken it's sports rather...Tags: M&T Bank Stadium
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Of course, Schaefer would speak
Baltimore Sun reporterWait a minute, where in the ceremony program did it say Schaefer speaks? No where, but no matter. William Donald Schaefer was going to speak. He was going to slowly get up to the lectern and speak to the crowd of more than 1,000 at the Inner Harbor on...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Photography, Colleges and Universities, Sheila Dixon, Regional Authority
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John Shields brings fresh thoughts to trout
Baltimore Sun reporterFish can be "delish" for supper. But unless shoppers make careful seafood choices, there might not be enough fish to eat in coming years. That is the message Baltimore chef John Shields delivered Tuesday night to diners gathered at the National...Tags: Foods and Beverages, Restaurants, Aquaculture, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Seafood and Fishing Industry
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What's better than a carousel?
Baltimore's vintage Inner Harbor Carousel could be replaced by a pirate-themed theater, a miniature golf course, a traveling Ripley's Believe or Not exhibit or a Ferris wheel.
It also might give way to a new carousel, with figures shaped like anything...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Public Officials, Family, Maryland Science Center, Finance
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2 city construction contracts may be reopened
A powerful Baltimore City spending board is set to restart the bidding on two huge public works contracts, a move that some competitors say unfairly benefits an influential construction company based in the city. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. had...Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Public Officials, Sheila Dixon, Scott Peterson, Regional Authority
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Gerda M. Deterer
Gerda M. Deterer, one of Maryland's best-known animal advocates who was founder and president of Wildlife Rescue Inc., died of cancer Friday at Carroll Hospice's Dove House in Westminster. The Hampstead resident was 68.
Gerda M. Reuss, whose parents were...Tags: Dundalk, Nature, Timonium, Bolingbrook, Hunting
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Columbus Day closings
This schedule will be in effect Monday. Anne Arundel County offices: open Courts: closed Libraries: open Public schools: open Trash: regularpickup Annapolis City offices: open Courts: closed Transit: regular service Parking meters: feed...Tags: Walters Art Museum, Museum Dioramas, Baltimore Museum of Art, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Public Schools
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Volunteers needed at National Aquarium
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is conducting interviews for volunteers to work as exhibit guides and information specialists. Volunteers must be at least 18; after receiving training, they work one 3 1/2-hour shift per week and are provided free... -
Aquarium affliate plans Middle Branch cleanup
An affiliate of the National Aquarium plans to start an environmental cleanup of nearly 13 acres along the Middle Branch of the Patapsco River this fall and open a public park late next year, but has put on hold more elaborate plans to build an animal...Tags: Patapsco, Fells Point, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Water Pollution, Environmental Cleanup
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For Fiorentino, a long road back to the O's
It had been about three years since outfielder Jeff Fiorentino last entered the home clubhouse at Camden Yards and prepared for a big league game. Reliever Dennis Sarfate's wait had been four months, but it seemed just as long.
The pair, along with...Tags: ESPN, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Cincinnati Reds, Major League Baseball, Roberto Clemente Jr.
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Labor Day schedule
This schedule will be in effect Monday. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed Transit: no service Parking meters: feed...Tags: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Museum of Art, Labor Day, Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Public Schools
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Ravens' Chester is the total package
When most of us think about the personal lives of NFL players, the images we conjure up tend to be a celebration of excess. We think of large men living larger lives - fancy cars, big-screen TVs and sprawling houses. We don't think about energy-...Tags: MTV Networks, Joe Flacco, Homes, Economic Policy, Miami Dolphins
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