Clearwater Marine Aquarium to build memorial garden for Winter the dolphin
CLEARWATER — Clearwater Marine Aquarium announced Nov. 11 that it plans to build a memorial garden for its famous dolphin Winter, who died one year...
CLEARWATER — Clearwater Marine Aquarium announced Nov. 11 that it plans to build a memorial garden for its famous dolphin Winter, who died one year ago to the day.The Winter Memorial Garden is set to be outside the aquarium's main entrance, with a fountain centerpiece featuring a statue of the bottlenose dolphin coming out of the water. Winter was rescued in 2005 after being found tangled in a crab trap off the Cape Canaveral coast, and then later learned to swim with a prosthetic tail.The dolphin became a role model, especially for kids with disabilities, and helped turned the Clearwater Marine Aquarium into a major tourist attraction for the Tampa Bay area.