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

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

The 96th Blessing of the Fleet celebration, one of Biloxi’s oldest cultural traditions, hit the water Sunday. The Blessing of ...

For nearly a century, shrimpers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast have turned to prayer for protection and prosperity before ...

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

Everyone is welcome, whether you call Eastie home or you’re visiting for the first time.

Jul. 28—STONINGTON — Walter Roderick, a 77-year-old lobsterman, laid a broken anchor-shaped wreath Sunday in Stonington Harbor to honor four relatives, and other local fishermen like them, who ...

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 ...

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.

As the first signs of spring emerge, Mariners’ Church continues its long-standing tradition of the Blessing of the Fleet on Sunday. Skip to main content. Open Main Menu Navigation.