Father Eric Stelzer of St. Michaels Catholic Church blesses the fleet Sunday at the 61st Annual Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
Father Eric Stelzer of St. Michaels Catholic Church blesses the fleet Sunday at the 61st Annual Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
Father Eric Stelzer of St. Michaels Catholic Church blesses the fleet Sunday at the 61st Annual Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
The Blessing of the Fleet was held Sunday at the 61st Annual Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival. Photo by Nick Blank/News-Leader
Around 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at the packed Shrimp Festival, the music stopped and all eyes went toward the water to honor the legacy of the festival, the shrimpers themselves.
