Havre de Grace’s 34th Seafood Festival is ‘biggest ever’
By Bryna Zumer, The Aegis, Bel Air, Md. | |
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In its 34th year, "it's the biggest festival ever," organizer
This year's festival drew about 53,000 people, roughly 10,000 more than last year, Maslin and her husband, Chuck, said. That included 3,500 who turned out to watch Three Dog Night perform Friday night.
"We can't really add a lot of vendors because of space but we improve the quality every year," she said. The Maslins run
She noted the festival was able to get some big sponsors this year, including Geico insurance and
"The better the event is, the more organized it is, the easier it is to get quality vendors," she said.
The sunny, moderate weather all weekend probably didn't hurt. Plenty of people were still strolling the grounds of
Others headed to the water or snapped pictures by the giant, inflatable crab perched near the park's war memorial.
Some visitors drove several hours to the festival, such as
They have come to
Roby said he lived in
"You really don't see that much crab in
"I think it's a lot of fun," Roby said. "It's nice just sitting and watching the people."
He said the food was good, noting he had grouper Saturday night.
Oliver, who is from the
"I love it," she added about the festival. "I am not a fish eater, but I like the fish that I eat here because it's not too fried."
"I love this place, and I love the crab," she said.
"We got some food that was really good,"
The couple had a shrimp and oyster po'boy sandwich and coconut shrimp on a stick.
"Being from around here all the time, it's nice to share how nice it is around here with people," he said.
Several friends from
"It's pretty substantial,"
"I think they do the seafood really well and they have such a wide variety," he said.
"It's just a good day for all of us as friends to hang out," he said, adding he has tried crab, hush puppies, popcorn shrimp and rockfish.
"The weather is always nice," he said, and indeed it was on Sunday.
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