 Lake
Murray Celebrates Mardi Gras
S aturday 18 February was a beautiful warm, overcast day until time for Lake
Murray Power Squadron's Mardis Gras 2017
celebration. By 3 p.m. the wind picked up and the rain was not far behind.
Despite the reminder that it was still winter, 43 participants arrived to enjoy
some truly good Cajun cooking.
We even had one couple come by boat and
another towed a boat out to Flotilla, but opted to leave it on the trailer when
the rain arrived. To help brave the weather, wood was
chopped and a bonfire started.
While P/C Lee Ayers prepared a huge
pot of jambalaya, P/C Jeff and Cyndi Langlois cooked the shrimp Creole. In
addition to side dishes of cole slaw and green beans, there was King Cake from
New Orleans. Leftovers were sold, with the $135 in proceeds going to our RAMP IT
UP fund to rebuild the ramp at Flotilla. Our total ramp fund now stands at
$2,365.50.
During the business portion of our gathering, Cdr Janice Ayers presented
Holly and Dan Drake with the 2016 Spark Plug Award. Click on the first thumbnail below to open a series of photos from our 2017
Mardis Gras Celebration, which ended with a beautiful sunset.
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