Some ceremonies and celebrations of the past will return to the New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center this year. Here's what's ...

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

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 ...

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, ...

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 originates from Mediterranean fishing villages, where religious leaders would pray for safety, good weather and bountiful fishing hauls.

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 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 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 ...