The 96th Blessing of the Fleet celebration, one of Biloxi’s oldest cultural traditions, hit the water Sunday. The Blessing of ...

Four Coast contestants will face a round of interviews this weekend for a chance to be crowned the 2025 Shrimp Queen at the ...

For nearly a century, shrimpers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have turned to prayer for protection and prosperity before ...

One thing is for certain – wherever fresh, boiled shrimp is, a crowd is bound to follow. On Harrah’s Great Lawn, a shrimp ...

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s time for Biloxi’s Blessing of the Fleet, a yearly Coast tradition that dates back to 1929. This year, it’s happening Sunday, July 7. Each year before shrimp boats ...

Don't forget to check out the booklet for the 2025 Provincetown Portuguese Festival, Blessing of Fleet: It has stories, ...

The Blessing of the Fleet — which this year coincided with Memorial Day Weekend — is one of Biloxi’s oldest traditions and honors both fishermen who have died but also brings blessings for ...

The Provincetown Portuguese Festival returns for its 28th year, accompanied by the 77th Blessing of the Fleet, from June 28 to 30. In 1948, a reporter for the Cape Cod Times wrote about the first ...

Outside the breakwater of the harbor, three boats bobbed, tuning in to the Blessing of the Fleet over VHF radio. Wrangell’s Mariners’ Memorial in 2021, before it was finished. (Sage Smiley/KSTK) ...

Jul. 28—STONINGTON — Walter Roderick, a 77-year-old lobsterman, laid a broken anchor-shaped wreath Sunday in Stonington Harbor to honor four relatives, and other local fishermen like them, who ...

SHEEPSHEAD BAY — The Blessing of the Fleet, a yearly ceremony that officially opens the sailing season for recreational boaters, was hosted by Varuna Boat Club on June 30.. Miramar Yacht Club ...