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 ...

The 96th Blessing of the Fleet celebration, one of Biloxi’s oldest cultural traditions, hit the water Sunday. The Blessing of ...

The 78th Blessing of the Fleet was held in Provincetown Sunday afternoon. The blessing is part of the 29th Annual Portuguese ...

Area clergy and city leaders took time participate in a Blessing of the Fleet ceremony Saturday at the city’s public docks. This year marks the third edition of the ceremony in recent times, said ...

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 ...

Don't forget to check out the booklet for the 2025 Provincetown Portuguese Festival, Blessing of Fleet: It has stories, ...

Fleet blessing unites, encourages Bayou La Batre. The Blessing of the Fleet, hosted by St. Margaret's Catholic Church, has roots going back hundreds of years to Europe, ...

The Blessing of the Fleet tradition has evolved over time, and was first introduced in Western Australia at Fremantle in 1948. Decades later, the local chamber of commerce and industry hosted ...

The Narragansett Lions Club, which organizes the Blessing of the Fleet Festival and the race, limited participation to 4,000 runners and walkers, leaving some latecomers without running bibs.

The annual Blessing of the Fleet at Salty Brine State Beach in Narragansett in 2019. The event's popular road race has grown to 4,000 participants and was capped at that number this year over ...