Fun, sun and shrimp expected at the 43rd annual Shrimpfest this weekend

by Sherry Ficklen © The Port Lavaca Wave 2024
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Wave file photo Phil Hobbs Jr. speaks with Eric Park while mixing the ingredients of his strawberry lemonade during the 42nd annual Seadrift Shrimpfest last year. Shrimpfest 2024 will begin Friday, June 7, and continue through Saturday, June 8. 


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