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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Blue Crab Festival - A Taste Of The South Carolina Annual Event

By Cedric Fairchild


Little River, meaning home to the majority of crustaceans, located next to the North Carolina border nestled on the South Carolina coast and is approximately twenty miles north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The fishing village is the sanctuary for lots of people from pirates to smugglers to Civil War blockade runners over the past years. An yearly event in the honour of the Atlantic blue crab is held and is revered as the rakish favorite. This isn't terrible for the critter bearing in mind its fate is to end up in a boiling hot pot.

The very first ever event held in 1981 began with a few vendors stationed below the stately live oaks that line Little River's water's edge. Over the recent years, this has developed into among the best seafood festivals in the southeast area of the nation. With over 50,000 tourists, the event has acquired its popularity for various experiences of crab dishes - crab cakes, crab balls, crab-on-a-stick, and probably the most renowned crab the purists' way - steamed and zesty.

Among the frequent visitors of the Blue Crab Festival, Amanda Leath from Myrtle Beach describes it to possess a variety of food and her preferred being the area's most wanted delicacy of soft shell variety of crab and the season for this meat kicks off in May. Her and her relatives have been attending the event for the past 15 years.

If crab does not tickle your fancy, do not fret! There is plenty of low country food specialties available. They have shell-crab soup along with alligator on the stick. There additionally is a wonderful seafood section adjacent to one of several restaurants by the water," says Leath. It's also possible to discover the standard event fare food such as pizza and funnel cake on hand.

Over time the event has extended to offer a kid's activity spot, a 5K run, a motorcycle poker run, a petting zoo along with a beauty pageant. There are boundless ongoing entertainment and arts and crafts vendors all across the region line of Little River's narrow streets.

The Little River Blue Crab Festival is often held on the weekend after Mother's day. The two daylong event is called "The South's Great Street Festival," is now considered a local institution. Leath depicts it as a place where you're guaranteed to run into somebody you haven't seen in years plus the crowd has a mix of families and many vacationers that go to Myrtle Beach Harley - Davidson Rally.

The arts and craft vendors at the event are most anticipated also, besides the amazing food of course. Over time, the vendors have grown in numbers plus they all have something that you can take with you as a souvenir of the amazing experience at the festival. Plus, if you pay a visit to it, you'll be able to enjoy the sunrise from your balcony at a beautiful and vast resort. As you are in the area of Little River, bear in mind that there certainly are many options for lodging accommodations, including hotels, motels, bed and breakfasts or even Bluegreen resort options.




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