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Mote takes a bite out of Sharks Days

The Fins and Fun family festival capped off Mote’s Shark Days on Aug. 15.


  • By Kristen Herhold
  • | 4:17 p.m. August 15, 2015
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Visitors to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium enjoyed its inaugural Shark Days from Aug. 10 to 15.

 

Jenn Hart and Meaghan Buckley, coaches of the YMCA Sharks swim team
Jenn Hart and Meaghan Buckley, coaches of the YMCA Sharks swim team
Jay Williams with son, Jack, 5, wife, Corinne Cannon, and daughter Callie, 2
Jay Williams with son, Jack, 5, wife, Corinne Cannon, and daughter Callie, 2
Arianna Francioni with daughter, Greta, 3
Arianna Francioni with daughter, Greta, 3
Alberto, Alessandro, 9 months, and Filippo Francioni, 7
Alberto, Alessandro, 9 months, and Filippo Francioni, 7
Stacy Alexander, Mote Assistant Vice President for Community Relations and Communications, and Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby
Stacy Alexander, Mote Assistant Vice President for Community Relations and Communications, and Mote President and CEO Michael Crosby
Rhiesa Scholtz, 7, with sister, Anjanise, 8
Rhiesa Scholtz, 7, with sister, Anjanise, 8
Carter Eddy, 2
Carter Eddy, 2
Patricia and Andrew Robertshaw, 16 months
Patricia and Andrew Robertshaw, 16 months
Katelynn Lorber, 8
Katelynn Lorber, 8
Akiko Campbell face paints Rebecca O’Ryan, 7
Akiko Campbell face paints Rebecca O’Ryan, 7
Benjamin Miller, 8, with brother William, 2
Benjamin Miller, 8, with brother William, 2
Liam Mechtel, 2, and Ryan Meeske, 5
Liam Mechtel, 2, and Ryan Meeske, 5
Chris and Reagan Stanley, 3
Chris and Reagan Stanley, 3
Kate and Meagan Durinzi, 12, with A.J. Bielecki, 5
Kate and Meagan Durinzi, 12, with A.J. Bielecki, 5

 

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