The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum should be very happy with the turnout for the First Annual Edible Mullosk Festival at Timbers Restaurant & Fish Market . It was so much fun! There was an oyster eating contest, mullet tossing contest, dunk tank, face painting and shell crafting for the kids, shell displays and lots of oysters to eat and drink. Yep- I had one of those oyster shooters too and it really was mmmm good!
- Roger and Mary Jo from the Shell Museum
- Dr. Jose Leal- Director of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
- Edible Mullosks’ shells
- Timber’s owner Matt Asen shows a HUGE oyster
- Raw edible shellfish
- Crowd at 1st annual Edible Mullosk Festival
- 1st Annual Edible Mullosks Tee shirt
- The whole gang of oyster eating competitors
- John from Sanibel Rotary in Oyster eating contest
- Dr Jose Leal competing
- Gretchen from Traders
- Oyster eating contest
- David Joffe from She Sells Seashells
- More oyster eating
- Yeah!
- Judges and sponsors
- Shell museum display
- Shell queen of the day
- Doc Ford’s shell king and queen
- Mullet toss
- kids shell crafting
Ps- Didn’t find many shells on Captiva or off West Gulf Drive today. The best were off Middle Gulf around Fulgur Street access….nothing fantastic but still fun shelling. We didn’t make it to the lighthouse.
Looks like a fun time. I sure wish I had been there. Love those oysters!