{"id":6080,"date":"2023-12-26T14:09:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2023-12-27T17:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T22:25:15","slug":"tis-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/?p=6080","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Tis the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s are huge celebrations. On Hatteras Island it\u2019s also when my craving for oysters kicks in. It seems the colder the water, the better they taste. I\u2019ve enjoyed collecting them for years. There\u2019s nothing like sharing them with folks. It\u2019s not only culinary but also a social experience.<\/p>\n<p>Last year a festival initiated as\u00a0<strong><em>Shuck Hatteras<\/em><\/strong> was held December 17th. It was such a success that the 2nd annual took place this year on the 16th.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Eric.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6081\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Eric.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Eric.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Eric-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The heartbeat of the show is volunteers roasting oysters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ray.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6082\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ray.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ray.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Ray-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cooking them over a bed of hot coals is a tradition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kid.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6083\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kid.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kid.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/kid-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They were delivered piping hot to awaiting shuckers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shovel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6084\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shovel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shovel.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/shovel-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A total of 60 bushels was harvested from &#8220;across the sound&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crowd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6085\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crowd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crowd.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/crowd-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Estimates had the crowd at a thousand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/feast.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6086\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/feast.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/feast.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/feast-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Everyone seemed to have a great time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spent-shell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6087\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spent-shell.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spent-shell.jpg 450w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/spent-shell-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spent shell was collected, saved and recycled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweaters.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6088\" src=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweaters.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweaters.jpg 600w, http:\/\/photoblog.michaelhalminski.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/sweaters-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That evening, <strong><em>Shuck Hatteras<\/em><\/strong> featured several local bands, including the <strong><em>Carolina Sweaters<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Shuck Hatteras<\/strong><\/em> gets a big thumbs up for bringing us together while giving profits back to the community. Ya&#8217;ll come back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year\u2019s are huge celebrations. On Hatteras Island it\u2019s also when my craving for oysters kicks in. It seems the colder the water, the better they taste. I\u2019ve enjoyed collecting them for years. There\u2019s nothing like sharing them with folks. It\u2019s not only culinary but also a social experience. 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