Organizers
are calling the 55th annual Florida Seafood Festival a
huge success after it went off without a hitch just weeks after
Hurricane Michael devastated much of our area.
By
all accounts the turnout was about the same as most years- with
thousands of people came to Apalachicola to enjoy food, fun and
music.
Event
organizers said they hope the festival will kick start the local
economy after Hurricane Michael and remind people that Franklin
County is open for business.
As
always the oyster eating and oyster shucking contests proved to be
extremely popular.
The
winner in the men’s oyster eating division was Chris Johnson of
Tallahassee who ate 124 oysters in 15 minutes.
The
winner in the women’s division was Keria Gibson of Perry who downed
82 oysters.
The
Oyster Shucking contest was won by Honor Allen of Panama City who has
won the contest numerous times.
He
also won the U.S. National Oyster Shucking Champion two years in a
row, in 2016 and 2017 and came in 5th in the
world championships in Galway Ireland this year.
His
prize for winning at the Apalachicola festival this year is an all
expense paid trip back to the national oyster shucking competition in
Maryland.
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