{"id":4893,"date":"2020-02-10T16:35:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4893"},"modified":"2020-02-11T17:24:54","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T22:24:54","slug":"stumpy-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=4893","title":{"rendered":"Stumpy Point Oyster Feast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The town of <strong>Stumpy Point<\/strong> is the southernmost village on the Dare County mainland. It borders <strong>Pamlico Sound<\/strong> and it\u2019s earliest inhabitants may have been Native Americans involved in fishing. Even today, well off the beaten path, <strong>Stumpy Point<\/strong> has deep roots in commercial fishing. For 35 years, the town has become known for hosting what has become one of the most popular oyster celebrations\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">in the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/community-bldg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4894\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/community-bldg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/community-bldg.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/community-bldg-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last Saturday, the <strong>Stumpy Point Oyster Feast<\/strong> began at noon, while visitors from near and far lined up outside the community building.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/line-in.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4895\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/line-in.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/line-in.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/line-in-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The line was long, but moved quickly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dinner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4896\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dinner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dinner.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/dinner-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Inside volunteers dished out a traditional dinner of fried fish and oysters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/big-crowd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4897\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/big-crowd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/big-crowd.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/big-crowd-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An adjacent building was set up with long tables, paper towels and condiments to cater to the most enthusiastic connoisseurs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4898\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The star of the show was bushels of oysters going into a highly efficient steamer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steamy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4906\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steamy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steamy.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/steamy-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-haul.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4900\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-haul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-haul.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-haul-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-in.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4901\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-in.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-in.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-in-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Each steamer box held two bushel baskets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-out.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4902\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-out.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-out.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-out-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a mere seven minutes they were perfectly cooked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-dump.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4903\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-dump.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-dump.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/basket-dump-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The hot oysters were dumped onto trays ready to serve the masses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table-top.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4905\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table-top.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table-top.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/table-top-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was an <em>&#8220;all you can eat&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0affair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/reaching.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4899\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/reaching.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/reaching.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/reaching-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>People could&#8217;t get enough and the steamers kept coming.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shuckers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4907\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shuckers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shuckers.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shuckers-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/recycle-shell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4908\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/recycle-shell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/recycle-shell.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/recycle-shell-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the end, all the spent shells are recycled back to the sea where new ones will hopefully attach and grow. Providing substrate for new oysters is crucial to their survival and to our enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The town of Stumpy Point is the southernmost village on the Dare County mainland. It borders Pamlico Sound and it\u2019s earliest inhabitants may have been Native Americans involved in fishing. Even today, well off the beaten path, Stumpy Point has deep roots in commercial fishing. For 35 years, the town has become known for hosting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,26,23,27,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fishing","category-outer-banks","category-oysters","category-pamlico-sound","category-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4893"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4914,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4893\/revisions\/4914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}