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Politics & Government
6:18 pm
Fri September 14, 2012

After 7 years, Belle Isle Aquarium re-opens to the public

Credit via belleisleconservancy.org
Belle Isle Aquarium

The nation’s oldest aquarium is up and running once again.

Detroit’s Belle Isle Aquarium will be open to visitors Saturday for the first time since 2005, when the city shut it down due to a lack of funds.

That’s thanks to the efforts of volunteers, who’ve worked to restore the 108-year-old building and its aquatic population for the past seven years.

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