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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 the long-term sustainability of its campus.
Penguin Chicks Prepare for Their First Swim at Connecticut Aquarium
A group of African penguin chicks were recently introduced to water for the first time at the Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.This footage, which Mystic Aquarium said was filmed on April 4 and ...
PHOTOS, VIDEOS: CT Mystic Aquarium releases 22 rehabilitated sea turtles back into Atlantic Ocean
Mystic Aquarium released 22 sea turtles back into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday, April 9, according to a release.
Mystic Aquarium rescues 6 entangled seals
MYSTIC, CT (WFSB) - The Mystic Aquarium said it admitted eight seals in the last few weeks. According to Mystic Aquarium’s ...
Julia Roberts’ fictional home in ‘Mystic Pizza’ has listed for sale
The on-screen home of Julia Roberts’ breakout role in the 1988 film “Mystic Pizza” hit the market last month $749,900, but it ...
Connecticut fire department terminates deputy chief and firefighter, but won't say why
The Mystic Fire Department terminated Deputy Fire Chief Jay Alvaran and firefighter Manon Cyr in what its executive board ...
Mystic Aquarium released 22 rehabilitated sea turtles back into the wild on Jekyll Island
Twenty-two cold-stunned sea turtles were rescued from Cape Cod and rehabilitated at Mystic Aquarium. The turtles, ...
Mystic Aquarium helps release nearly two dozen sea turtles
Call us bananas, but there’s not Chiquita in these boxes…they’re turtles!” Mystic Aquarium staff traveled to Georgia earlier ...