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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!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

Visit Us at the Fairy House Tours - Sept 19-20

Join us this weekend at the Fairy House Tours in downtown Portsmouth! Our portable touch tanks will be displayed on the Gov. Langdon House lawn as part of the Fairy House tours from 12-4 on Saturday and Sunday.

From the Fairy House tours web site:

Come, enjoy a magical “one of a kind” tour! A self-guided walking tour of Fairy Houses displayed in the historic South End neighborhood of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Ticket includes entrance to Strawbery Banke, Wentworth-Gardner and Governor John Langdon houses. Ticket proceeds will again benefit non-profit organizations in the South End.

Families, gardeners, nature lovers and the 'young at heart' will be enchanted by these whimsical fairy habitats, built for the fairies to visit. Come discover the joys and magic of fairy houses inspired by children's literature and other fairy fantasies. Enjoy the tour and then build them yourselves on Peirce Island!

Visit this page for ticket information, photos and more. We hope to see you there!

Friday, September 4, 2009

We're open this weekend!

It's Labor Day weekend, and the weather forecast is calling for sun, sun and more sun - a perfect weekend to visit the touch tank! We'll be open from 10 to 2 Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Crab feeding is Saturday at 1. Come check out our biggest green crab, which molted and grew a new claw!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Our daily hours are over!

Hi everyone! It's been a great season - thanks for visiting again and again. We have finished our daily open hours; our last regular-season day was Aug. 31. We may be open weekends this month, but we haven't yet figured out whether this will be possible. Check back here - I'll keep you posted!