Annual
Milford Oyster Festival Harbor Activities Saturday August 21,
2010
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Come
and enjoy
the Milford Oyster Festival Harbor Activities (See Festival Map)
The
East Coast Shellfish Growers are back with 18,000 oysters served raw,
grilled and fried.
Cruise
Long Island Sound on the tall ship The Schooner Soundwaters. Cruises
are available Friday evening and throughout the day Saturday, including
two-hour sunset cruises.
Saturday
events kick-off with our annual Canoe & Kayak Race, hosted by
our
Mayor Richetelli.
Oyster
Eating Competition and Oyster Shucking
Contest on the Oyster Stage
Oyster shell
decorating is available for kids
next to the Children's Stage at Fowler Pavilion.
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.
Schooner
Cruise
Annual Milford Oyster
Festival, Inc. ("AMOF") in
conjunction with the Schooner
SoundWaters invite you to enjoy
our Schooner
Cruise the evening before and
the day of the Festival. Come aboard
the Schooner SoundWaters and experience the thrill of
sailing in Long Island Sound. Come aboard a tall ship for an
unforgettable experience. 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.
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 several varieties of oysters from Virginia to Maine.
Several
varieties of oysters 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
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 2:00pm.
Come see some of Milford's famous and no-so-famous try to down a dozen
oysters in record time.
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 12:15pm & 1:15pm 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 immediately after the Oyster Eating Competition. This year
the cash prizes are $1000 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for
third.
Come
on down and see
the fastest , sleekest cigarette-style
racing
boats available!
Racing
Boats
Offshore
Racing boats brought to you by BoatShowDirect.net in Stratford, will be
on display at the Milford Boat Ramp Friday August 20th and Saturday
August 21st.
USCG
Auxiliary Flotilla 24-03
The USCG Auxiliary Flotilla
24-03 will be distributing Boating Safety
Information at our "Base" location on Helwig Street during the 2009
Milford Oyster Festival.
This year we
are celebrating our 70th anniversary!
Stop by - come in our "Base" and see various displays and pick up
copies of the latest available Boating, Canoe & Kayaking
information including both state of Connecticut & Federal
Regulations.
Information regarding Boating Safety classes & Vessel Safety
Examinations will also be available.
