Historic Spanish Point launches seacraft at Seafood & Sailboats

The outdoor luncheon was held on Jan. 26.

  • By Harry Sayer
  • | 9:31 p.m. January 26, 2020
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Historic Spanish Point hosted a celebration of life with its Seafood & Sail Boats event Jan. 26. 

Supporters headed to the environmental museum's White Cottage Lawn for a low-country seafood boil. The  event had its very own mermaid for guests to take photos with along with music from the Stillhouse Shakers.

The lunch concluded with the launch of the Cat Boat "Melanie", christened after Melanie Hoitt who died two years ago. 

David Marrison, Allen Steiger, Jace Maxwell, Wayne Hoitt, Executive Director John McCarthy, Louis Gross and Stephen Zimmerman
David Marrison, Allen Steiger, Jace Maxwell, Wayne Hoitt, Executive Director John McCarthy, Louis Gross and Stephen Zimmerman
Ryan and Meredith Zimmerman with Lisa Marcotte
Ryan and Meredith Zimmerman with Lisa Marcotte
Supporters dined on low-country boil seafood.
Supporters dined on low-country boil seafood.
Tom Martin, Brenda Mitchell, Kim Dart and Chuck Barber
Tom Martin, Brenda Mitchell, Kim Dart and Chuck Barber
Brenda Mitchell, Paula Martin and Mary Helma
Brenda Mitchell, Paula Martin and Mary Helma
Crystal and Donnie Maxwell
Crystal and Donnie Maxwell
Lynn Floethe, Mike Quillen, Elaine Barber, Tracy and Sheriff Tom Knight
Lynn Floethe, Mike Quillen, Elaine Barber, Tracy and Sheriff Tom Knight
Brendan and Nicole Coudal
Brendan and Nicole Coudal
Nancy DeWitt and Marilyn Gerkin
Nancy DeWitt and Marilyn Gerkin
Donna Gora and Julie Right Halbert with Julie Stewart
Donna Gora and Julie Right Halbert with Julie Stewart
Kathy Nine and Ella Stern
Kathy Nine and Ella Stern
Peg and Wendell Kapustiak
Peg and Wendell Kapustiak
Sarah Pflug
Sarah Pflug
Executive Director John McCarthy
Executive Director John McCarthy
Randy and Martha Wells
Randy and Martha Wells
Mimi Cirbusova
Mimi Cirbusova
Mark and Baila Miller
Mark and Baila Miller
John and Barbara Baldwin with Raven McDonough and Deborah and Dennis Borner
John and Barbara Baldwin with Raven McDonough and Deborah and Dennis Borner
Karl, Arthur and Valerie Bernhard
Karl, Arthur and Valerie Bernhard
Guests had plenty of seafood to choose from
Guests had plenty of seafood to choose from
Wayne Hoitt
Wayne Hoitt

 

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