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Originally Posted by alwann
Thinking about going. Is it worth the trip?
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That sounds cool, however the promoter's website said attendance will be about 30,000 so it might get crowded. The new car auto show is next Saturday at LSL, so I'll have to plan around that. Thanks for making us aware.
The last time I was in Tarpon Springs for any length of time was when I was in the 6th grade when my school class in St. Pete took a field trip. We went out in a sponge boat and watched the hard helmet diver go down and bring up a live sponge.
The first seafood festival I had ever attended was in Gulf Shores, Alabama, which is just outside of Pensacola, sometime in the late 70's. Spent much of the day inside a large circus type tent listening to bluegrass bands and drinking a few beers. I remember going outside to get some seafood, they had a boardwalk at that time. On the boardwalk I see a large crowd ahead, so I make my way up to the scene and it's George Wallace in his wheel chair, what a shock to see him, not in a bad way, just in an unusual way.
Photos from Tarpon Springs
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks Seafood Festival - SpongeDocks.net
NOV 11-13 2016 - SPONGE DOCKS SEAFOOD FESTIVAL