Martha Stewart visits Georgia Aquarium

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Martha Stewart visits Georgia Aquarium

Martha Stewart was in town to film a television segment at the aquarium and sign copies of two books.

Martha Stewart signs two of her cookbooks at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Feb. 17, 2009.

More than 700 people wait in line to get books signed and to chat with Stewart.

"Martha Stewart's Cooking School" was one of the volumes she signed for fans.

A fan holds a copy of "Martha Stewart's Cookies."

People in line get cookies and glasses of milk during their wait.

Beaker the service dog makes friends in the crowd.

Beaker's owner, Kathy Rossi-Evanina, brought her own book, "More Cooking with Canines" to present to Stewart and raise awareness for her Alpharetta-based group, Canine Assistants.

Stewart signs books in the Oceans Ballroom.

Michelle Clay (seated, left), 39, of Dallas, Ga., talks to Karin Brooks, 59, of White, while Laura Latimer, 58, of Cumming fixes her face in a compact mirror. "Sometimes I feel like Martha Stewart," Latimar said.

Beth Compton (left), 21, of Flowery Branch and Kelli Willard, 26, chat in line.

One of the attendees makes use of her time in line.

Stewart snaps photos of some of the fish. Aside from the book-signing, she was in town to film a television segment at the aquarium.

Stewart gets some polishing for the camera before appearing with the aquarium's chief animal officer and senior vice president of husbandry, Billy Hurley.

Chief veterinary officer Dr. Gregory Bossart and biologist Erika Steubing introduce Stewart to one of the Beluga whales.

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Martha Stewart signs two of her cookbooks at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta on Feb. 17, 2009.

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