Fin-Filled Fridays feature sharks at NC Aquarium Pine Knoll Shores, NC June 10, 2013 – The first Fin-Filled Friday of the summer June 14 brings toothy times to the North Carolina Aquarium at Knoll Shores. Programs crafts, exhibits and other activities focus on the truth about sharks, the ocean’s top predators. Have fun while [...]
Pine Knoll Shores June 7, 2013 – Dive into ocean conservation during the World Oceans Day celebration June 8-9 at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. This year’s theme is “together we have the power to protect the ocean.” Visitors are invited to draw their favorite animal, plant, activity or other image relating [...]
Pine Knoll Shores, NC May 3, 2013 – Five sea turtles that had been under the Aquarium’s care for a few months were released into the Atlantic last week. Three of the marine reptiles had been at the Aquarium to recover from wintertime cold-stunning. The potentially fatal condition occurs when water temperatures suddenly drop and [...]
Swish, slosh, discover, repeat! Fort Fisher, NC April 30, 2013 – This summer, visitors to the N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher get their hands wet, discover amazing facts, and walk away with fossil treasure at the new Shark Tooth Creek. Opening in May, the exhibit features a sluice similar to those used for gemstone mining in the Appalachian [...]
Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 12) is a time to celebrate Mom and show her how much you appreciate all she does for the family. Why limit the fun to just one day when you can celebrate all weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina’s historic river district and the island beaches of Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and [...]
Roanoke Island, NC April 22, 2013 – Shark Tooth Creek is coming this summer to the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island! Located in the outdoor courtyard next to the gift shop, the new exhibit gives shark tooth and fossil enthusiasts of all ages a chance to sift through the sands of time in search [...]
Pine Knoll Shores, NC April 22, 2013 – Celebrate the spirit of Earth Day with the annual Party for the Planet at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores this week. Enjoy fun and educational programs, activities, crafts and displays and discover many conservation actions you can implement at home. This year’s Tall Tales [...]
Roanoke Island, NC April 19, 2013 – Top off your trip to the Aquarium with a search for take-home treasures in the new Shark Tooth Creek adventure. This hands-on, family-friendly activity on the deck beyond the Dairy Queen opens in May. Here’s how it works: Buy bucket of sand. Run it through the sluice – [...]
Atlantic Beach, NC April 8, 2013 – Express your philosophy in frosting! The annual Earth Day Party for the Planet starts off sweetly with Cakes for Conservation April 19. Bakers ages are invited to put their philosophies into frosting and enter confections depicting frogs, toads and other amphibians, snakes, shellfish, sharks or trout. These are [...]
Roanoke Island, NC April 5, 2013 – Planning a visit to NC Aquarium on Roanoke Island? Interested in having fun and learning about the plants, animals, habitats and history of the Outer Banks? Join other budding biologists in the new Jr. Marine Biologist Patch Program – an exciting discovery adventure for ages 6 and up [...]
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