A celebration for one of the North Olympic Peninsula’s “crabbiest” residents is on tap this weekend.
The Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival will be held in Port Angeles and Sequim on Saturday and Sunday.
The event is being called three events in one because it features a festival at John Wayne Marina, the Port Angeles Crab Derby in Port Angeles and a North Olympic Peninsula Restaurant tour across the area.
Admission to the festival is free.
Opportunities to taste Dungeness crab, celebrated worldwide for its texture and flavor, will be plentiful.
“The festival was set to coincide with the beginning of the crabbing season,” said Scott Nagel, executive producer of the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival.
“We also hope it will boost fall tourism.”
Nagel said the festival has grown in its second year.
Commercial crabbing in Clallam County dates back to the 1800s and was also part of the Klallam tribal culture.
The oldest commercial shellfish fishery on the Pacific Coast began in 1848 in the small village of Dungeness near Sequim.
Cuisine showcased
Nagel said the festival showcases “fine Olympic Coast cuisine,” helps people learn about area marine life and brings awareness to environmental issues that affect local waters.
John Wayne Marina, 2577 West Sequim Bay Road, will host the festival Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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The rest of the story appears in the Thursday Peninsula Daily News.