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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller spoke at this year's Bless the Fleet event at the Port of Brownsville.
The 96th Blessing of the Fleet celebration, one of Biloxi’s oldest cultural traditions, hit the water Sunday. The Blessing of ...
For nearly a century, shrimpers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have turned to prayer for protection and prosperity before ...
Four Coast contestants will face a round of interviews this weekend for a chance to be crowned the 2025 Shrimp Queen at the ...
Some ceremonies and celebrations of the past will return to the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center this year. Here's what's ...
Members of Mount Pleasant's Recreation Department recognized this year's Blessing of the Fleet beneficiaries, the Rotary Club ...
The 78th Blessing of the Fleet was held in Provincetown Sunday afternoon. The blessing is part of the 29th Annual Portuguese ...
Jennifer Parshall, who has been involved with the Blessing of the Fleet for about 40 years, can remember when the event featured more than 80 or 90 shrimp boats. The 50th annual Blessing of the ...
Don't forget to check out the booklet for the 2025 Provincetown Portuguese Festival, Blessing of Fleet: It has stories, ...
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - It’s time for Biloxi’s Blessing of the Fleet, a yearly Coast tradition that dates back to 1929. This year, it’s happening Sunday, July 7. Each year before shrimp boats ...
Jul. 28—STONINGTON — Walter Roderick, a 77-year-old lobsterman, laid a broken anchor-shaped wreath Sunday in Stonington Harbor to honor four relatives, and other local fishermen like them, who ...
CHATHAM – After a five-year absence, the Blessing of the Fleet will return Sunday. The ceremony, sponsored by the Women of Fishing Families, will be held at the municipal fish pier from 2 to 4 p.m.