Members of Mount Pleasant's Recreation Department recognized this year's Blessing of the Fleet beneficiaries, the Rotary Club ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The Blessing of the Fleet — which this year coincided with Memorial Day Weekend — is one of Biloxi’s oldest traditions and honors both fishermen who have died but also brings blessings for ...

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 ...

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