V.I. Children’s Museum Unveils Mango Farm to Market Exhibit

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V.I. Children’s Museum Unveils Mango Farm to Market Exhibit

The Virgin Islands Children’s Museum wound up alomost two years of effort Thursday when it unveiled its latest creation during a party where children played for hours on what the museum has named the Mango Farm to Market Exhibit.

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