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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus. The land lies along the eastern banks of the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir on the Scioto River , at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Powell Road.
Jack Bushnell Hanna (born January 2, 1947) is an American retired zookeeper and director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.Commonly nicknamed "Jungle Jack", [3] he was director of the zoo from 1978 to 1992, and is viewed as largely responsible for elevating its quality and reputation.
Zoombezi Bay (/ z uː m ˌ b iː z i ˈ b eɪ /) is a 22.7-acre (9.2 ha) water park owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium near Powell, Ohio just north of Columbus.The park sits on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, [1] which was purchased by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 2006.
A rise in visitors arriving in late morning and afternoon prompted the zoo's decision to open at noon during Wildlights, which runs through Jan. 5.
A Pleasant Prairie business park that's replacing a decommissioned We Energies power plant has landed its first company.. Paper-based packaging maker WestRock Co. plans to build a corrugated ...
Move away from coal started in 2005. WEC began moving away from coal with the conversion of We Energies' Port Washington Generating station to natural gas in 2008.
The skating rink became the offices of Zoo Park. [22] [1] [23] Zoo Park was sold to the Gooding Amusement Company in 1956 after Leo Haenlein's death. [24] After a few attempts to purchase Zoo Park, [25] the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in 1981. [26] The grounds were turned into Wyandot Lake Amusement Park in 1984 and later Zoombezi Bay. [27]
Columbus was a WAZA member from 1996 until late 2021, when The Dispatch reported that a trio of former executives stood accused of conspiring to use zoo property and funds for private use ...