What an amazing day we had today in Boothbay Harbor! The Maine State Aquarium is always a favorite of ours and we always spend much more time there than expected despite it's small size, but today was our most exciting visit yet. We did the regular aquarium "stuff" and read a sign for squid dissection at 1pm. Since we are a "learn everywhere" homeschool family we (I) couldn't pass that up. Everyone was doing well so we took a break, had a picnic lunch, and headed in for the squid dissection. What we didn't realize is that everyone would get to legitimately dissect their own squid! Complete with dissecting tools, amazing dissecting microscopes, and a fabulous teacher guiding and teaching every step of the way. The kids learned to much! They even dissected out the spinal tube which they then used similar to a feather pen with the squid's ink sack to write their names on a note card. Amazing and a huge thank you to the aquarium and the state of Maine for funding such a cool community education program! No trip to Boothbay would be complete without a stop for ice cream waffles.
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