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'Crabby' Festival
Is Big Draw For
i ? Waterfront Town
BY SUSAN USHER templing foods. When it's time to
How can a town of just 4,(XX) take a break from shopping, they sit
residents draw more than back and relax to live entertainment
30,000 visitors to its water- that typically includes a popular
front each spring? mix of local beach, gospel, folk.
Just ask the Southeastern Travel bluegrass and country music-mak
and Tourism Society, which last ers. The main stage is set in the hub
year designated the of the festival, over
Blue Crab Festival at rp r* j . * nj looking the
Little River, S.C., one 10 JlflU trlC DlUC Intracoastal Water
of the top 20 events ^ ? r? . ? ? way. A second stage
in the Southeast. LsTCIl) t CStlVCll, rests in the middle
The society dc- -fnllnu) TJ^i 17 a w'1^ P'c~
scribed the event as JOllUw U .i3. i / njc tables at one
"the festival jewel in ^nuth tn th& s'dc- Thcrc s P'enty
the crown of the oUUlfl lU If I c 0f room Jcfi for
Grand Strand area." C//#n//oht nt lawn chairs, blan
Festival-gocrs kets and picnicking
won-, use all toe fan- River $.C.
cy adjectives, but ' rhis fesuval
their sentiments are saluting one of the
the same. They like the entertain- East Coast's most popular crus
ment, the arts and crafts, the food, taccans is now in its 11 th season,
and just as important, its setting be- scheduled the weekend after
neath gnarled oaks, tempered by Mother's Day. Each year its has
the ocean breeze. grown, both in the extent of its of
For two days each May this pic- ferings am} the size of the crowd it
turcsque waterfront community draws. Special activities and attrac
hums with pleasure, as visitors tions for children are just one of the
swarm its more than 100 booths of improvements added over the
some of the Southeast's Finest arts years; more places to sit (to eat, or
and crafts, sample an array of simply rest) is another.
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To find the Blue Crab Festival,
follow U.S. 17 south to the stop
light at Little River, S.C. T\im left
to reach festival events, which are
held along the waterfront. Courtesy
parking and a trolley bus shuttle are
available at several points along the
U.S. 17 business district, since
parking is very limited near the wa
terfront.
Admission is 52 for adults and
SI for children 6 and older.
Younger children are admitted for
free.
As a gesture of appreciation, and
to encourage participation by local
residents, half-price tickets are tra
ditionally available for purchase at
the Little River Chamber of
Commerce office and at all Little
River banks starting May 1.
More information on the festival
is available from the chamber, 1
803-249-6604.
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