FOXBOROUGH
At Patriot Place, Bass is big lure
Hard-hat workers swarmed the two-level, 150,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops store in Foxborough last week, putting the finishing touches on the chain’s first outlet in New England, part of the much-heralded Patriot Place center.
In a man-made indoor pond, several live turtles were getting used to their accommodations. Nearby, taxidermist-stuffed animals – coyote, fox, turkey, and bobcat – awaited dispersal to other parts of the venue, which includes an arcade where visitors fire toy guns at stuffed animals that respond by waving their tails or standing on hind legs.
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