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Are the barnacles feeding? Will the hermit crab switch shells yet again? Here you'll learn about all the exciting happenings at our Marine Life Touch Tank in Portsmouth and our Blue Ocean Discovery Center in Hampton Beach, NH!

Locations and Hours:
- Blue Ocean Discovery Center, 170 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton Beach, NH (just north of the Sea Shell stage). Open 10 AM-7 PM daily until early September, and weekends in the fall and spring. Like Us on Facebook

- Marine Life Touch Tank in Portsmouth, Isles of Shoals Steamship Company dock, 315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. Open Tuesday-Friday, 9 AM-12 PM until late August. Like Us on Facebook
We'd love to hear your questions and comments! Hope to see you soon!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

Whew! A Successful Winter

The touch tank made it through its first winter season in the carriage barn at our office at the Gov. Langdon House in Portsmouth. We had one sketchy weekend of very cold weather and almost thought we'd have to shut the tank down, but everything made it through and we are excited the warmer weather is here again! Interestingly, our sea star population has been thriving and many of the tiny sea stars that were in the tank at the beginning of the season have grown even larger!

I'm happy to report that our Touch Tank Coordinator, Katherine Lanzer, will be returning again this summer. She's been busy this spring making plans for the touch tank and we'll have a lot going on again this summer. We look forward to seeing our "regulars" and making new friends this spring and summer!

We'll be open for spring hours on Memorial Day weekend (May 23-24), 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with our official 2009 grand opening on Saturday, June 20. Any questions, e-mail us or give us a call at 603-431-0260. See you soon!

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