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Annual
Milford Oyster Festival
Harbor Activities
Saturday August
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the Milford Oyster Festival Harbor Activities (See Festival Map).
The Fowler Field Boat Ramp (next to the ferris wheel) will be the
location for boarding the Mary E Schooner
Cruise
for 1-1/2 hour daytime cruises & two-hour sunset cruises, the
area
will host a working oyster boat & the World War II PT 728 and
our
annual Canoe
&
Kayak Race. OttoLand, at Milford Landing on Factory Lane
(next to
the Classic Car Hop), will feature oyster shell decorating and the
winners of our shell decorating contest, a fishing
pond, 'Otto' the Talking Oyster and exhibits from environmental,
shellfish and aquaculture organizations and a touch tank with marine
creatures. Visit the food court to sample
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Annual
Milford Oyster Festival
Canoe and Kayak Race
Come and watch experienced
and novice canoe and kayak racers compete for the Mayor’s Cup
at the Canoe
and Kayak Race.
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Schooner
Cruise
Annual Milford Oyster
Festival, Inc. ("AMOF") in conjunction with the Mary
E invite you to enjoy
our Schooner
Cruise the evening before and the day of the Festival. Hear
the sound of the wind, breathe in the scent of the sea aboard the Mary
E, a 73-foot authentic clipper built in 1906. Join the crew in hoisting
sails and navigating or just relax and take in the beautiful waters of
Milford Harbor and Long Island Sound. It's more than a boat ride, it's
a unique voyage back in time to the days of wind and sale. You can
enjoy 1-1/2 hour daytime cruises as well as two-hour sunset set
cruises, all of which depart at the Milford Boat Ramp, behind Milford
Library. Welcome Aboard!
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Oysters
Located in the food court area, directly
behind the library the
Annual Milford Oyster Festival along with the
East
Coast Shellfish Growers Association Oyster Booth
will
feature a dozen varieties of oysters from Virginia to Maine.
Oysters from at least 12 companies will
be sold at the Festival
representing some of the most prominent oyster growers on the east
coast. Eat one or eat a coupla' dozen. Enjoy
oysters both
salty and sweet grown from Maine to Virginia. Many of the
growers
will be at the Festival with their oysters so you can ask them how they
do it and why their oysters are the best
Oyster Menu
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Oyster
Eating Competitions
There will be a series of
oyster eating
challenges at the Oyster Stage, located next to the East Coast
Shellfish Growers Association's tent in the Food Court at 2:30pm.
Come see some of Milford's famous and no-so-famous try to down a dozen
oysters in record time.
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Oyster
Shucking Contest
The
oyster shucking contest at this year's Milford Oyster Festival is
shaping up to be a battle of the giants. Some of the world's fastest
oyster shuckers will be there and the premier oyster houses of America
will be competing for the title of "Greatest Shucking Oyster
House".
The
competition will be in two heats at 1:00pm & 2:00pm and is run
using international rules. The
contestants are
timed shucking 24 oysters, and then the oysters are judged for their
presentation on the plate, and for how cleanly they have been opened.
Competitors are rewarded for presentation and their scores docked for
poorly shucked oysters. The judges are all oyster experts. Winners will
be announced at 2:45pm. This year
the cash prizes are $1000 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for
third.
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Oyster
Festival Cook-Off
The Milford Oyster
Festival Cook-Off will be held on Monday, July 21, 2008 at 7pm at
the Milford Elks Club on New Haven Avenue. The cook-off
contest is open to area restaurants and caterers.
AMOF is seeking food experts
and/or media personalities
for our judges. For more information: Click here
Special
thanks to Island Creek Oysters, Duxbury, Massachusetts, for donating
the fresh, delicious oysters for the Cook-Off. The company's oysters
were named overall winner in this year's National Shellfish
Association's Invitational Tasting Completion held in Providence. Visit
their website: Island Creek
Oysters.
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OttoLand The Place for Family Fun
Bring the kids to OttoLand at Milford Landing on
Factory Lane (next to the Classic Car Hop) for a variety of fun-filled activities. Visit OttoLand |
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