LEAVING THEIR MARK

A new chalkboard addition next to the Weekly Newspapers’ welcoming tent was a runaway hit as locals and tourists alike left their marks to represent their hometowns and businesses from around the globe. Can you find your signature?

Opposite page: 1,4,10. From gate crews who welcome the festival’s first guests each morning to food tent workers, cleanup crews and so much more, dozens of volunteers are the lifeblood of the seafood festival each and every year. Thank you to each and every one of you.

2. Arno Silva, left, Erin Arnett and Cara O’Neill work the Marathon Rotary Club’s silent auction and raffle tent.

3. It’s a bad day to be a beer when the Marathon coaches are working the tent. From left: Jonathan Richard, Jessica Richard, Ricky Allen, Sean Roussin, Sean McDonald, Bambi Kuck, Kevin Freeman.

5. Russell, left, and Lisa Downie paid a visit all the way from Scotland.

6. Amy Osteen, left, Rachel Bowman and Bill Osteen are a festival-goer’s best friend as they serve up ice-cold Islamorada Brewery beer.

7. Twisted Sea Designs’ Kaylee Turner shows off a gorgeous grouper-shaped sunset scene on wood with a Lichtenberg fractal wood burning pattern.

8. Southern Stampede’s AJ Gaytan closes out Sunday’s entertainment.

9. Igor and the Red Elvises headline Saturday’s music lineup.

11. The Weekly Newspapers’ copy editor Mike Howie, left, and designer Javier Reyes hand out programs.

by Alex Rickert and Jason Koler.