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Golisano Childrens Museum of Naples opens to the public

David Albers/Staff - Six-year-old Leah Coleman, of Bloomington, Ill., peaks out of an Everglades-themed crawling maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.

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David Albers/Staff - Six-year-old Leah Coleman, of Bloomington, Ill., peaks out of an Everglades-themed crawling maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.

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  • David Albers/Staff - Six-year-old Leah Coleman, of Bloomington, Ill., pulls a fish out of a simulated fishing pond with her sister, Erin Coleman, 8, at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Three-year-old Oliver DeBernier, of La Crescenta, Calif., races out of an Everglades-themed crawling maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Estero resident Kristin Teschke makes a rubbing of local fish species with her daughter, 4-year-old Margeaux, at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Six-year-old Leah Coleman, of Bloomington, Ill., peaks out of an Everglades-themed crawling maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Three-year-old Mason Eleazer, of Naples, bounces around an outdoor playing area at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Seasonal resident Dean Van Nest, of Cape Cod, Mass., reads to his granddaughter Lola Pierce, 6, and her mother, Kathleen Pierce, of New York, in the Family Resource Library at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Three-year-old Hannah Brousseau, of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, plays in an outdoor maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Naples resident Christel Haasemann reads with her granddaughter Anika DeBernier, 6, left, and 5-year-old Catherine Holt, of Maplewood, N.J., in the Family Resource Library at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Nassau, N.Y. resident Lewis Vergara bounces his daughter, 2-year-old Gabriella Vergara, around the outdoor playing area at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Three-year-old Maximus Metell, of Oak Bluffs, Mass., plays in a simulated fishing pondwhile visiting the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Five-year-old Annabelle Metell gets her fishing line tangled with her brother, 3-year-old Maximus Metell, while fishing in a simulated pond at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples with parents Chad Metell, left, and Allyson Metell, right, of Oak Bluffs, Mass., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Children experience a chilly igloo at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Naples resident Megan Mejia and her daughter, 2-year-old Sofia Sandoval explore a simulated television weather station at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Allyson Metell, of Oak Bluffs, Mass.,coaches her kids through an Everglades-themed crawling maze at the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.
  • David Albers/Staff - Visitors enter the Golisano Children's Museum of Naples on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. After ten years of development and construction, the museum opened its doors to the public Tuesday.

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