Organizers call annual Shrimp Fest a success - Baldwin County NOW

Organizers call annual Shrimp Fest a success - Baldwin County NOW - : "GULF SHORES, Ala. — Although it was touch-and-go several times during the weekend, Mother Nature smiled for the most part on the 38th Annual National Shrimp Festival, making it one of the most successful in history according to festival organizers.

“With the national economy in the shape it is, we decided last year to implement a budget for the festival this year,” Festival Chairman Ron Kutter said. “We were able to find areas to tighten our belt, and it worked. Preliminary indications are that this will be one of our most successful Shrimp Festivals ever.”

The festival is the only fundraiser of the year for the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce.

“Our Chamber’s success is directly tied to the success of the festival and the revenue it brings to the Chamber,” Festival Concessions Chairman Steve Jones said."