Tim Johnson, Lee Coarsey, Alice Lovett, Marty Lee and Travis Johnson, members of Fishing for Freedom’s Manatee chapter, an organization representing commercial fishers, Nov. 9 sell Cortez hot dogs, which are smoked mullet in a hot dog bun, at the Stone Crab Festival. Islander Photos: Jennifer Glenfield
Stone crab claws are ready to be sold Nov. 9 at the Stone Crab Festival in Cortez.
Attendees at the Stone Crab Festival Nov. 9 meander through vendors.
Employees from Cortez Bait and Seafood Nov. 9 crack the tough shells of stone crab claws before they are sold to hungry patrons at the Stone Crab Festival.
Mark Coarsey, president of the Fishing for Freedom Manatee chapter, stands in front of a fishing net exhibition Nov. 9 at the Stone Crab Festival in Cortez.
The theme for the third annual Stone Crab Festival was “Don’t worry, be crabby.”