Category Archives: Aquariums

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Annual GIANT AUCTION – March 24th, 2013

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Annual GIANT AUCTION – March 24th, 2013 This year, the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) combined their annual auction held on the Sunday with a Saturday slate of guest speakers andÂ a room full of vendors … Continue reading →

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OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24, 2013

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Ron

OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24, 2013 DAY 1 – Well it is now Saturday and I’m at the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society’s Aquamania weekend event. (LOCATION: Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre, 1876 Robertson … Continue reading →

OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24th, 2013

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Ron

Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS) – Aquamania weekend – October 23 – 24, 2013 The weather promises to cooperate this year as the executive and volunteers of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society continue to work to put the final touches … Continue reading →

OVAS GIANT AUCTION today – March 4th, 2012

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Ron

Notice – 28/01/2013: The 2013 version of the OVAS Giant Auction will be held on Sunday, March 24th, 2013. It will be part of a two-day ‘Aquamania’. On March 23 – 24th, 2013, the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society presents it`s … Continue reading →

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OVAS Monthly meeting – Feb/2012

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Ron

OVAS Monthly meeting – Feb/2012 Well, I survived 🙂 Last night, I was guest speaker for the monthly meeting of the Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society (OVAS). The topic was photography with a format of a twenty minute review of technical … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part III)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

In the River Journey building, you start your tour in the lower levels where there is a wonderful display of seahorses but first I had to get past the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) which, I guess, was the display creature … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part II)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

The first part of this multi-part posting of my visit to the Tennessee Aquarium focused on the orchids and butterflies exhibits and a few of stingrays on exhibit. This Part II highlights the reefs and the jelly fish displays. The … Continue reading →

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Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part 1)

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ron

The Tennessee Aquarium located in Chattanooga, Tennessee is housed in two buildings located beside each other on the riverbank of the Tennessee River. One of the buildings is for predominately saltwater exhibits (the “Ocean Journey”), and the other is for … Continue reading →

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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Ron

The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading →

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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Ron

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana When I had been in New Orleans on a previous occasion with my wife, we had considered visiting the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (location) but opted instead to take the Canal … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Valley Aquarium Society Annual GIANT AUCTION – March 24th, 2013

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OVAS AQUAMANIA WEEKEND – Ottawa, Ontario – March 23 – 24, 2013

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OVAS GIANT AUCTION today – March 4th, 2012

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OVAS Monthly meeting – Feb/2012

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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part III)

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