We're glad you're enjoying WindСheck! Create a free account today to get access to more features.Already a subscriber? Sign in
April 2019
Feeding Time!
In this behind-the-scenes guided tour of The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, you’ll make the morning rounds and help as the staff feeds an amazing assortment of hungry animals. You can take a turn hand-feeding diamondback terrapins, horseshoe crabs and rays, and enjoy an exclusive connection with a trainer while watching a private feeding of the harbor seals. Best of all, you’ll watch an aquarist feed the big sharks in the Ocean Beyond the Sound exhibit…with the chance…
Find out more »May 2019
Maritime Aquarium Lighthouse Cruise
Venture out on the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s 64-foot Spirit of the Sound™, the country’s only research vessel with hybrid-electric propulsion, for an close-up look at six historic lighthouses: Peck Ledge, Greens Ledge and Sheffield Island lighthouses in Norwalk; Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Fairfield; Black Rock Harbor Light in Bridgeport; and Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light. Binoculars will be provided, but bring a camera! The Maritime Aquarium participates in the U.S. Lighthouse Society’s “Lighthouse Passport” program, a…
Find out more »June 2019
2nd Annual Barracudas, Sting Rays & More Show Cars from the Sea
On the weekend before Father’s Day, bring Dad to check out some of the finest rides ever named for fish and marine mammals in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s second auto show. Cars include Barracudas, Marlins, Sting Rays, Porsche “Whale Tails,” a Daimler Dart SP250 known for its “catfish mouth” front end…and maybe a few “mussel” cars, too. The meanest “mussel” car at last year’s show was a 1970 Hemi ‘Cuda that won several races and hillclimbs…
Find out more »March 2020
Seal Spotting & Birding Cruise
This 2.5-hour cruise aboard Spirit of the Sound™, a 65-foot catamaran running quietly on hybrid-electric propulsion, seeks out seals near the Norwalk Islands as they “haul out” to rest on rocks exposed at low tide. Birders have unique “on-the-water” access to see and photograph visiting winter waterfowl such as buffleheads, mergansers, Brant geese and long-tailed ducks. Tickets are available at maritimeaquarium.org or by calling 203-852-0700, ext. 2206. Space is limited, and advance reservations are strongly recommended.
Find out more »January 2022
Seal-Spotting & Birding Cruises with The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
These invigorating 2.5-hour cruises aboard the Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk’s hybrid-electric research vessel Spirit of the Sound™, seek out the harbor seals and gray seals that migrate down into Long Island Sound each winter. Aquarium educators will point out these federally protected marine mammals and talk about their natural histories. These cruises also give birders unique “on-the-water” access to see and photograph visiting winter waterfowl such as buffleheads, mergansers, Brant geese and long-tailed ducks. Binoculars will be…
Find out more »