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

Four Coast contestants will face a round of interviews this weekend for a chance to be crowned the 2025 Shrimp Queen at the ...

For nearly a century, shrimpers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have turned to prayer for protection and prosperity before ...

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 ...

One thing is for certain – wherever fresh, boiled shrimp is, a crowd is bound to follow. On Harrah’s Great Lawn, a shrimp ...

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

The Blessing of the Fleet originates from Mediterranean fishing villages, where religious leaders would pray for safety, good weather and bountiful fishing hauls.

Blessing of the Fleet. From 5:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, the annual Blessing of the Fleet boat parade will fill the waters of Little Traverse Bay near the Harbor Springs marina.

Aymond says the first-ever "Blessing of the Fleet" also commemorates 20 years since Hurricane Katrina's landfall. "We want them to know we appreciate what they do, ...

The Blessing of the Fleet Mass celebrated by Archbishop Thomas Rodi and pastor, Fr. Michael Vu, began at 10:00 a.m. The queen and her court held a land parade at 2:00 p.m. with the blessing of the ...