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| Dock Dogs at Brittlebank Park on Valentine's Day |
The first day of the 2025 Southeastern Wildlife Expo was sunny and seasonably cool, just a beautiful day to be outdoors. A 9 AM breakfast with the DU policy board on East Bay street had me within easy walking distance to the Gaillard Auditorium for the 10 AM start time for SEWE. Michale Sims with Hook and Gaff watches was at his usual booth station, just past the entrance door, and he was the first one to greet me and we swapped business ideas. Though the next door is the cartography booth of Travis Folk, the photography booth of Cacky Rivers and the Woodworking booth of Capers Cauthen - all locals that I have known for decades. With my parking meter running low, I decided to make the short drive over to the Marriott Hotel and Brittlebank Park.
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| Meet Shofar! Owned by Colin Drew |
Upon stopping in at the duck decoys and collectibles room, I was able to purchase two sporting antique items for a reasonable fee, and the annual SEWE spending spree was officially underway. New for 2025 was the Ladies Lounge with lots of clothing and accessories like hats and decor, like that from Norton and Hodges. Hopping across the street to Brittlebank Park I was able to see the dueling tanks for Dock Dogs had attacked a large crowd, and the food trucks were in close proximity and smelling goof. Crawfish étouffée anyone?! On a mission to see a horse, I navigated the entire park to the other end where the Carolina Marsh Tacky Association was set up, and I got to visit with Shofar the horse. A large crowd of tourists had no effect on this horse that was content on chilling out and eating hay.
The evening hours were dedicated to consuming oysters and visiting with lots fo DU folks at the annual Friday night throw down at the Visitor Center Bus Shed. Rumor has it, the local chapter of DU set records again this year in terms of attendance and fundraising. The live auction was exuberant and no one left hungry or without having had a chance to win something fun on the raffle. Looking forward to next year!
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| DU Oyster Roast was Yummy! |
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