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Drew Desjardins, left, shows a green crab Wednesday to Ellie Morrell as her sister Lexie plays in the touch tank while being held by her grandmother, Janet Morrell. Desjardins moved his business, Mr. Drew and His Animals Too, from Lewiston to Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Mr. Drew and His Animals Too moves into Poland location
A well-known Lewiston business has relocated to Poland, with a grand reopening scheduled for this weekend.
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After moving from two previous locations in Lewiston, Drew Desjardins and his staff will hold a formal grand opening celebration at a new, larger location at 1395 Maine St. in Poland.
A touch tank, more interactive exhibits and enlarged living spaces for the hundreds of critters on display can be seen Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too.
Admission is $10 a person, free for those ages 1 year and younger. The money goes to support the new facility.
There will be food trucks, door prizes, raffles, magic, balloons, visiting animal rehabilitators and guest exhibitors.
Drew Desjardins, aka Mr. Drew, holds Nigel Thornberry, a panther chameleon Wednesday at the new location of his business, Mr. Drew and His Animals Too, on Maine Street in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMargaret Van Dyke checks out a turtle in the turtle enclosure Wednesday afternoon at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMr. Drew strokes Rockette, a Nile monitor, inside his expanded living quarters Wednesday at his new quarters in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageSpot, a large green iguana, hangs out in the new location. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageDrew Desjardins, left, shows a green crab Wednesday to Ellie Morrell as her sister Lexie plays in the touch tank while being held by her grandmother, Janet Morrell. Desjardins moved his business, Mr. Drew and His Animals Too, from Lewiston to Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageDrew Desjardins, right, shows Gussie Law and his mother Eva Wang how the gold panning station works Wednesday at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageCippa McBride, left, the resident turtle expert at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too, talks Wednesday about turtles to the Van Dyke family in the turtle enclosure at the new Poland headquarters. From left are Shannon, James, Margaret, and grandmother Sherrie. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageOne of the dozens of fish tanks at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too displays coral from Maine on Wednesday in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageMr. Drew and His Animals Too staff member Cippa McBride holds Pepper, a hedgehog, while visitors pet her Wednesday in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageJeckle, a 10-foot, 30-pound boa constrictor, curls up in its container Wednesday at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
Purchase this imageA pair of green-wing macaws hang out after talking to visitors Wednesday at Mr. Drew and His Animals Too in Poland. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer)
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A lifelong resident of Lewiston, Russ stumbled into photography as a college student working toward a career in psychology. His great-grandfather Louis B. Costello was the publisher of the Lewiston Daily...
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