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Petersburg Times appeared a month after the December 2005 rescue of a baby bottlenose dolphin, found by a fisherman entangled in the rope of a crab trap in the cold waters of Mosquito Lagoon near Cape Canaveral. “I love this place.” Story of Winter the DolphinĬoverage started locally. “It’s just a magnificent wonder to be here,” Taran said. Before Taran moved on with his class, he caught a glimpse of Hope swimming next to Winter. “Nine of them were on the way here,” Taran said about the drive from Missouri to Florida.īut this morning, he learned something his fellow campers were already eagerly anticipating about 'Dolphin Tale 2.' Along with the returning all-star cast that includes Nathan Gamble, Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr., Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Winter herself, was a new resident of the aquarium: a rescued dolphin named Hope.

#CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM MAP MOVIE#

Taran had watched 'Dolphin Tale ' – the movie based on Winter’s life – 10 times. Taran already was very familiar with Winter's life story – a story that has reached millions across the globe and converted this former sewage treatment plant into an international sensation almost overnight.

“Hi, Winter!” the boy next to Taran called. He fixed his gaze just 20 yards away at the aquarium’s resident celebrity as she poked her head above water to interact with her trainers.

“There’s the dolphins!” Taran whispered loudly. The 10-year-old from Missouri spied the source of his recent obsession, the focal point around which his family has planned their vacation. Wide-eyed, they’re were wearing miniature crocs and wet shoes, carrying satchels full of snorkel gear and towels.Īs more than a dozen children made their way through the open-air corridors, Taran Fletcher stopped in his tracks. It was around 9 a.m., the hour when tourists enter Clearwater Marine Aquarium, and already dozens of Summer Campers were inside the building.

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