E.T. statue welcomes fishto strange new watery home

Every day since our community aquarium arrived, he has sat atop its shiny brown domelight like a lone sentinel,
welcoming frightened new fish to a new home.

Designed by the noted architect S. Spielberg, the gigantic E.T. statue was a gift to the fishes of the aquarium. The statue is meant to symbolize fish being cradled by a protective figure in what for new fish is an alien world.

A small inscription on the bottom of the statue says it best. "Give me your tired, your weak, your huddled masses, and I will create a new home for them in bright blue waters."

The E.T. statue has become something of a tourist attraction atop an aquarium that has no shortage of visitors. It is estimated that more than 80 people visit the aquarium every work day.