Bugs on the Beach!
By Toni Davis
Panama City Beach, FL -
It’s Lobster Fest Time at Schooners on Panama City Beach! September 14-16, 2007. There is something about lobster that makes the locals around here crazy…
they love it…they just can’t get enough of it…and, that’s just one reason September is their favorite month of the year.
Every year about the middle of September,
Schooners holds their annual Lobster Festival and Tournament. Divers
from all over the country come to Panama City Beach to dive the deep
waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and haul their trophy lobsters
to the Last Local Beach Club to be weighed, watched, posed with, and
finally….you guessed it…..eaten! The
guys in the Schooners kitchen get down to some serious cookin’, and the
crowd gets down to some serious eatin'! There are big lobsters, medium
size lobsters, spiny lobsters, shovel nosed lobsters … ugly lobsters
and… beautiful lobsters. And while they may not appear to be too happy
about their predicament, everyone else is having a ball.
From kids, to grandpas, the lobster festival
at the Last Local Beach Club is three days of non-stop fun...
From kids, to grandpas, the lobster festival at the Last Local Beach Club is three days of non-stop fun – and, although the Lobsters are at the heart of it – it’s a lot more than just lobsters.
There’s a giant Lobster Festival sand sculpture contest - one of the biggest in the Southeast, with some of the best sand artists in the country, as well as enthusiastic amateurs competing for cash and prizes. The sand sculptures are amazing, and some a little bizarre! But you can find yourself watching the creations in progress for hours.
Then, when the sun goes down, Schooners does what Schooners does best…..Party! And with live entertainment on stage – and the dance floor packed, it can last well into the morning.
This year Schooners will donate the proceeds from the event to the Children's Home Society of Florida and the Florida Aquatic & Marine Institute.
More information and online registration for the tournaments may be found at www.schooners.com 
