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| "In the News" |
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NOAA Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office
Wellfleet Oyster Festival 2012: More than Just Fun for the Family Promotes Recycling, Improved Water Quality and Creation of Oyster Habitat
By Sheila Jarnes, NOAA Office of Law Enforcement
www.nero.noa.gov
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Coastal America, A Partnership for Action
While OysterFest has recycled the shells for 5 years, in previous years, the collected shells were overwintered and returned to Wellfleet Bay in the spring. However, 2011 marked the first year that the city of Wellfleet was given approval by the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries to return the shells to the bay immediately following the festival This year, organizers recaptured 5.2 tons of oyster shells, removing 43% from the solid waste stream (which was also recycled).
www.coastalamerica.wordpress.com |
Wicked Local Provincetown
Seeing things through a visitor’s eyes can be illuminating and even humbling. It reminds you what's so special about the Cape. Sometimes we forget.
Read more here: wickedlocal.com/5skaket_blog |
Wellfleet OysterFest sets record this year
The 12th annual Wellfleet OysterFest opened under sunny skies. It was a breezy day, but the mood was joyous because the OysterFest marks the end of tourist season and local folks are ready to party.
By Pat Brooks
Read more here: capecodtoday.com
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OysterFest sees record turnout
capecodonline.com
October 15, 2012
WELLFLEET — More than 20,000 oyster enthusiasts flocked to Wellfleet's town center this weekend to experience all things shellfish and to revel in the always exciting shucking competition.
"We were at absolute capacity — a phenomenal turnout," Wellfleet Shellfish Promotion and Tasting (SPAT) president Mac Hay said of the crowd on Saturday.
By Christine Hochkeppel
Read more here: capecodonline.com
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OysterFest organizers learn hard lessons
capecodonline.com
October 11, 2012
EASTHAM — Alex Hay expects that by today his big walk-in cooler will be filled with 100,000 oysters in advance of the Wellfleet OysterFest this weekend. Within a couple of hours of being loaded into the cooler, the temperature of the oysters will drop to 50 degrees, Hay said. Within a day, the temperature will settle at around 40 degrees.
by Doug Fraser
Read more here: capecodonline.com |
Wellfleet OysterFest is Outer Cape tradition
The Cape Codder
Posted Oct 11, 2012 “The fest has grown organically over the years,” Michele Insley, event manager, explained. “It’s grown by word of mouth from what originally started as a small, local event. But now its impact on the community is substantial,” she said.
By Donna Tunney
Read more here: wicked local.com |
Cape Cod Kidz.com
12th Annual Wellfleet OysterFest, 10am-5pm. Fun, family-friendly event. Great food, entertainment, demonstrations, shuck-off contest, arts and crafts. Activities for kids, free children's area.
Read more here: capecodkidz.com |
Alive and Shucking
Visitors can judge the flavors themselves at the 12th annual Wellfleet Oyster Festival, Oct. 13-14, 2012. Biologists have documented some 400 species of oysters worldwide. But even within the same species– each oyster carries its ...
by Terry Conway
Read more here: justsaygo.com
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| Boston.com New England fall food festivals |
NY Post - Feb. 12th - I remember when it used to be about the food.
8 tasty festivals that get back to basics
by Jennifer Ceaser |
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Huffington Post - Sept.29th - The World's Best Oyster and Seafood Festivals
by Neece Regis |
Boston Globe - Sept.28th - The World Is Your Oyster
by Kathleen Burg
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Edible Cape Cod - Under the Shell of the Wellfleet Oyster
by Tom Dot |
| Cape Cod View - Welcome to Wellfleet |
| WGBH - Wellfleet |
| Mass. Gov. - Wellfleet Oysterfest |
| Boston Globe - 2011 Fall Festival Fun |
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| Thursday, Oct.14th - Cape Cod Times - OYSTERFEST |
| PROVINCETOWN BANNER, October 22nd Posted on Wicked Local |
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