
Damien Taft, Winner of Frog Jumping Contest.
Excitement comes to Everglades City when stone crab season opens every year on October 15! Last Sunday we started the celebration with the 3rd annual “Blessing of the Fleet.”
Local fishermen and their families arrived at the Rod & Gun Club on their crab boats as visitors and residents welcomed them with applause and local children lined the dock with rose petals. Pastor John Gilmore from Copeland Baptist

Perfect day for ice cream!
Children jumped rope and played outside on the steps of the old historic building while inside the Rod & Gun Club the adults enjoyed

Crab boats on the way to Rod & Gun.
The “Best Homemade Dessert” contest was held with Joanie Griffin from Joanie’s Blue Crab Café in Ochopee winning the Blue Ribbon and first place with her delicious coconut guava layered cake; Jack Bozzo (chef at Joanie’s Blue Crab Café) came in second for his coconut guava cheesecake,

The Wholetones.
Congratulations to the ‘Rod and Gun Club’ and organizers of this community event which honors our crab fishermen who head out in the early morning hours to pull in the stone crabs that we enjoy on our table every season. We’re proud to have you as part of our Everglades area community!
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Rose petals enhance the dock.
Come meet photographer Tyler

Pastor Dantin with Stone Crab family.
Patricia Huff has lived in Everglades City for the past 16 years and is the Publisher of the local newspaper The Mullet Rapper.
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