ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, June 26, 1994                   TAG: 9406270174
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: A1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: by DWAYNE YANCEY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


EXPLORE ENDURES TO FINALLY OPEN

The day many thought would never happen -- and others thought shouldn't -- finally arrives this Saturday: Virginia's Explore Park opens.

First, it was going to be a zoo -- with lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!


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