Two well-known water parks on Long Island and New England are also part of the acquisition. Herschend will operate Splish Splash in Calverton, New York, and Water Country in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Detail from Margaret Hadfield’s winning painting The Splash of Light. Fyshwick artist Margaret Hadfield has carried off the $6000 SOHO Art Prize for 2025. This year’s prize theme is Water, of which ...

Textured paint surfaces become smooth and glossy. Colors lose their vibrancy, especially as varnish darkens over time. It’s like submerging a rock in water, DeWitt said. And like many ...