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Richmond Hill throws a big party
As many as 35,000 at seafood festival
Seafood fest 2
Headline band Blues Traveler played Saturday night at the Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival in Richmond Hill. The band consists of singer and harmonica player John Popper (left), bassist Tad Kinchla (right), guitarist Chan Kinchla, drummer Brendan Hill and keyboardist Ben Wilson. - photo by Photo by Tiffany Stroud
RICHMOND HILL — The 16th annual Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival in Richmond Hill included a wide variety of traditional Southern and coastal food, such as shrimp, crawfish, peach cobbler and fried s’mores, which might explain why an estimated 25,000-35,000 visitors — not counting volunteers and workers — descended on J.F. Gregory Park last weekend. With each of those people eating their fill — well, that’s a lot of food.Ricky and Sharhonda Tippins, lifelong Jesup residents, had never heard of the Seafood Festival until this year. “Our favorite part is the turkey legs,” Sharhonda said as the two ate at a picnic table.
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