Grand Bay community gets together with seaside lobster bake

The evening was warm, but so was the company.

  • By Nat Kaemmerer
  • | 8:47 a.m. October 29, 2019
  • Longboat Key
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The Grand Bay community celebrated good weather and great food with a lobster bake on Monday, Oct. 28.

Friends gathered to ring in the season and say hello to old friends who have been off-island for months amidst a lobster feast complete with bibs, plenty of butter and shell-crackers. At the Bay Isles Beach Club, bugs are notorious, but the spirits weren't dampened with the help of a communal bug spray table and a few spritzes while catching up. 

The tables were set for the feast of Maine lobster, and residents sat down to dinner with old friends. 

Nancy Schroeder and Tom Crawford.
Nancy Schroeder and Tom Crawford.
Karin Buffett and Lars Dungelid.
Karin Buffett and Lars Dungelid.
Susan Coyne and Debbie Margolis.
Susan Coyne and Debbie Margolis.
Steve and Cecy Siegler.
Steve and Cecy Siegler.
Richard, Barbara and Olivia Schlanger with Tom Crawford and Vilia Johnson.
Richard, Barbara and Olivia Schlanger with Tom Crawford and Vilia Johnson.
Mary Jane Waite and Andrew Geller share a laugh.
Mary Jane Waite and Andrew Geller share a laugh.
Tina and Ken Grubich with Bob and Teresa Simmons.
Tina and Ken Grubich with Bob and Teresa Simmons.
Jan Bisset, Deborah Pudrum and Nancy Schroeder.
Jan Bisset, Deborah Pudrum and Nancy Schroeder.
Chowder and crackers await the feast.
Chowder and crackers await the feast.
A large gathering turned out for the lobster bake.
A large gathering turned out for the lobster bake.
Steve Dalman, Deborah Purdum and Susan Dalman.
Steve Dalman, Deborah Purdum and Susan Dalman.
Joel Jacobson and Lois Dimore.
Joel Jacobson and Lois Dimore.

 

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