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Massive Bass Pro Shops finally opens in Sayreville. Take a look inside
SAYREVILLE – Some may have thought the day would never come, but the largest one-story Bass Pro Shops store , complete with an 80,000-gallon Shipwreck Aquarium, is opening Wednesday at the Riverton retail complex . "Here we are," Alex Rusanov, the store's general manager, said Tuesday during a preview tour, acknowledging the store was announced more than a decade ago. "The store is going to be open tomorrow. It's real, it's happening and hopefully everyone comes to see us." The Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store will hold a grand opening ceremony and "Evening for Conservation" beginning at 6 p.m. Nov. 11, Veterans Day, at 1 Bass Pro Drive. Entertainment, activities and vendors will begin outside at 5 p.m., followed by a ribbon cutting at 6:30 p.m. and the opening of the doors to the 200,000-square-foot store on the former National Lead site. It is Bass Pro Shops ' second New Jersey location and its first in Central Jersey. The grand opening will feature music, entertainment and activities for children. Bass Pro Shops will donate 15% of opening-day sales to local conservation efforts. "It's a destination store. People love coming here not just to buy something because of the brand