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Coast Day events educate and entertain
Deniz Eastman, 5, of Newark stares in awe of what Legos can create.
October 14, 2013
Celebrating Delaware's ocean and coastal resources, Coast Day is in its 37th year. The annual event, held Oct. 6 in Lewes, is sponsored by the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment Research and Delaware Sea Grant College Program. For more information about the programs or the event, go to deseagrant.org.
This year's highlights were the Teach Fleet, built by Commodore Wilbert McKinley to promote careers in science, technology, engineering and math. He repurposes Legos and builds ships to encourage environmental awareness and stewardship.
The popular oyster shucking contest is a new event, while the touch tanks and tours of facilities remain a popular attraction. Overflow capacity crowds attended Focus on the Coast lectures.
Deniz Eastman, 5, of Newark stares in awe of what Legos can create.
Commodore Wilbert McKinley, former ship designer, is responsible for the education outreach program that uses recycled Legos to promote and encourage environmental awareness. Each ship is named after a person who has made a contribution to the program. More information is available at teachfleet.com. BY DENY HOWETH
A blue ship called auto liners was named for the inventor of Thermo King refrigerated trucks, Frederick McKinley Jones. BY DENY HOWETH
The Chemical Magician show used fun techniques to educate his audience about science. Here he makes a Bananahammer by freezing a banana using liquid nitrogen after which he will hammer a nail into wood. BY DENY HOWETH
The Chemical Magician show was packed with children and adults BY DENY HOWETH
Fish print painted T-shirts are always a favorite. BY DENY HOWETH
Devon Schera, 8, paints a skate before applying it to his T-shirt. BY DENY HOWETH
A collection of sea treasures from the Cape Region. BY DENY HOWETH
The touch tank is a popular stop. Peggy McCloskey with Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation shares information about a skate with (l-r) Tim Merrill, Julietta Claessens, Timothy Claessens, Luc Claessens and Henry Merrill. BY DENY HOWETH
Karah Herbert gets a little scared by one of the touch tank inhabitants. BY DENY HOWETH
Dan Leathers discusses tropical systems in the Mid-Atlantic and Superstorm Sandy in front of an overflow crowd. BY DENY HOWETH
Shown (l-r) Austin Ortel, Amber Lee Ortel, Brianna Watts Alayna Ortel and Coen Watts watch Thomas Watts as he shucks oysters in the oyster shucking contest. BY DENY HOWETH
Oyster shuckers in a row are (l-r) Rick Slagle, James Frazier, Thomas Watts. BY DENY HOWETH
Paul Arena goes for it in the first heat of oyster shucking. BY DENY HOWETH
Allie Maurer uses a pulley system with knots to haul a cement block single handed. BY DENY HOWETH
Delaware Bay and River Cooperative expert Keith Lee talks about equipment used during oil spills and techniques for absorbing and containing them aboard the Oil Spill Response Vehicle. BY DENY HOWETH
Kieran Allen looks at samples through a digital microscope. BY DENY HOWETH
Samples of the Winogradsky self-sustaining column of a microbial system. Everyone was encouraged to create one and take it home to watch it live. BY DENY HOWETH
Jacob Gabbard searches for horseshoe crab eggs in a specimen tube. BY DENY HOWETH
Doug Miller, assistant professor, shares the habitat and conditions that ocean living animals must endure. BY DENY HOWETH
Riley Sammons takes a close look at a crab. BY DENY HOWETH
The Teach Fleet room had a nonstop flow of guests walking through in awe and meeting the creator. BY DENY HOWETH
Cassie Byam stopped by to pick up chowder for her dad. BY DENY HOWETH
Corey Schab, owner of L Town Surf and Earth, creates clothing made from organic cotton or a blend of recycled fabric. BY DENY HOWETH
