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| Photo by www.parkerbrandcreative.com |
Calling all sportsmen (and women and children, too)! On
January 9-10, 2015, the coastal town of Cameron will host its annual Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival.
This popular event has been entertaining festival-goers
since 1955 and highlights duck and goose calling, retrieval dog trials, nutria
and muskrat skinning, trap setting, skeet shooting, and oyster shucking
competitions.
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| Duck Calling Contest. Photo by www.parkerbrandcreative.com |
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| Oyster Shucking Contest. Photo by www.parkerbrandcreative.com |
In addition to the usual fair fare, food vendors also sell alligator sausage, jambalaya, boudin, gumbo,
smoked sausage, and crawfish.
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| Photo by www.parkerbrandcreative.com |
A gumbo cook-off is also a part of
the yearly festivities. Thrilling carnival rides will entertain people of all
ages. The Pageant Queen, King, and attendants of the Fur and Wildlife Festival
will be crowned on Friday evening.
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The fun continues on all day Saturday. Sign yourself up for a
morning 5K run. Stroll through the antique car show. Watch the festival parade at 1:30 p.m. Observe an alligator skinning demonstration at 4:30 p.m.
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The exciting musical
entertainment lineup includes Bag of Donuts, Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp
Band, John Dale Hebert, Water’s Edge, and Leroy Thomas and the Zydeco Road
Runners.
For a complete schedule of events, see the festival website, http://lafurandwildlifefestival.com.
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| Photo by www.parkerbrandcreative.com |
All
events will take place on the fairgrounds located at the former Pat’s of
Cameron (513 Marshall St.) in Downtown Cameron unless otherwise noted.
To read more of Angie's adventures, check out her blog, angiekaydilmore.blogspot.com.
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