PORT ANGELES — About 12 vendors at the Dungeness Crab & Seafood Festival fell victim to a gale-force wind Friday night — but wind and rain didn’t slow the turnout, according to the executive director of the festival.
The wind, accompanied by rain, knocked down about a dozen tents, and six or seven vendors were unable to return Saturday due to the damage, said Scott Nagel, festival executive director.
Witnessing the damage, Young Johnson, president of the Port Angeles Downtown Association and owner of H20 Waterfront Bistro, called Nagel and volunteered to help. She found canopies for several of the vendors, Nagel said.
‘Spirit’ of community
“It was a great example of the spirit of this community,” he said.
Despite the temporarily uncooperative weather, Nagel said Friday’s and Saturday’s turnout may have been one for the books for the three-day festival that ended Sunday.
“This is the most people we’ve ever had,” Nagel said, referring to Saturday’s continuous lines and crowds.
Grab-a-Crab
In particular, the Grab-a-Crab Derby saw hundreds of people and a “huge number of families,” Nagel said.
Although the space was a bit cozy, the view from the festival venue at City Pier cannot be beat, he said.
“Few events have this quality of food in this setting on the beautiful waterfront.”
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Reporter Sarah Sharp can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56650, or at ssharp@peninsula dailynews.com.
