Hundreds come out for education center open house

An estimated 400 people turned out Saturday to get a first look at the new environmental education center for the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve.
Work on the nearly 19 thousand square foot was recently completed and the center is now open to the public every Tuesday through Saturday.
There is no charge to tour the facility which includes a number of large aquariums, and many other items from Franklin County including a whale backbone.
There are also a number of pieces of Franklin County maritime history, an overview of the seafood industry, lots of information about the Apalachicola River and Bay system and some really cool fish specimens in jars.
The 7 million dollar project took nearly 2 years to complete.
Besides the display section of the facility there are also research labs, and an outdoor amphitheatre.
The center is located on Island Drive in Eastpoint at the foot of the St. George Island Bridge overlooking Cat Point, one of the most productive oyster bars in Apalachicola Bay.


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