My First Merry Merfolk Parade🌊🧜♀️🦪
at the Maritime Festival
Greenport, New York
September 24, 2022
We were very excited to finally join Long Island’s Merry Merfolk Parade, part of the Annual Maritime Festival in Greenport. The celebration and parade is on a smaller scale than Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade (with a limit of 60 participants), but it is with a serious mission: to raise awareness of the shellfish and habitat restoration work of Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program‘s Back to the Bays Initiative. And so, a final day to don our mermaid wears…
The fins are ready to glisten in the sun!
Getting ready… Though a bit heavy, I really love my new crown.
✨ Magic ✨
En route
The line-up
Even a dog was in the parade!
Here we go!
The coolest costume ever: Phantom of the Lobster
More cool costumes
Merman!
Soooo, I won the adult mermaid costume contest. Here I am getting my award. 🙂
We got two awards!
Some fun at the Maritime Festival, where some gorgeous boats were on display
Another one in the books with my favorite mermaid…
My head finally taking a breather!
Such a lovely day! I hope to join again next year! 🧜♀️