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Maritime Aquarium and Mystic Aquarium among USA Today's top 10 in the country
The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk and Mystic Aquarium both received USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, USA Today ...
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A Seaport Museum Faces an Unlikely Threat: The Sea Itself
Rising sea levels are forcing the Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut to address ... When the museum was established in 1929 as the Marine Historical Association, a steady expansion began ...
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Federal cuts from Washington will impact Mystic Seaport and Aquarium, Connecticut Science Center
It will impact the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, Mystic Seaport and Aquarium ... going to matter for everybody,” said Jason Mancini, CT Humanities. 750 cultural organizations in Connecticut ...
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Man Involved In Mystic Home Invasion, Stabbing Death Granted Parole
Three others were also convicted for their involvement in the death of Kyle Sheets, who along with his father lived on the boat Crucible docked at Seaport Marine in Mystic. Green — who was 17 ye ...
New Haven Register3mon
Baby seal rescued in New Haven is being rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium
came to assist the seal and he was transported to the Mystic Aquarium's Animal Rescue Clinic. The clinic aims to help wild marine animals, such as seals and sea turtles, who are injured or sick be ...
The Bulletin6mon
This Connecticut town was names one of the coolest small towns in the U.S. Here's why
The Mystic Seaport and the Mystic Aquarium are the two highlights of the town. The seaport itself is special because it hosts the Mystic Seaport Museum. The museum features a recreation of a New ...
The Boston Globe11mon
Mystic Seaport Museum set for major expansion
The Mystic Seaport Museum is set to expand in a big way, converting an old velvet mill to exhibit the Connecticut museum’s sprawling collection of small boats. The $15 million renovation ...
Hartford Business1y
Lawmakers consider efforts to boost tourism at Mystic Seaport, CT shoreline
The first, House Bill No. 5432, seeks to establish a working group to “develop a plan for expanding the tourism industry in the Mystic Seaport area of the towns of Stonington and Groton.” ...
The Boston Globe1y
At Mystic Seaport Museum, Alexis Rockman’s massive ‘Oceanus’ is a monument to the sea
As part of Mystic Seaport Museum’s initiative to educate visitors on marine invasive species, it’s enlightening. More than that, “Oceanus” makes a convincing argument that we’re the ...
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Mystic Seaport Museum's historic steamboat is back on the water with a reduced carbon footprint
The Mystic Seaport Museum's historic wooden steamboat, Sabino, is back on the water and no longer requires its coal-fired steam engine to run. Sabino, a national historic landmark, can now also ...
The Day1y
It's time for Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous at Mystic Seaport Museum
The event is one of the oldest major marine engines shows in America. Antique & Classic Boat Rendezvous, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; admission $ ...