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The 25th Anniversary
Celebration of the Discovery of the Atocha Mother Lode was a huge success!
Mel Fisher Days 2010 was bigger than it has ever been before.
The Kickoff party at Schooner Wharf packed the bar yet again. Magic Frank helped Sean Fisher with
the emcee duties and with the announcing of the bikini contest. The girls looked
great! A big “THANK YOU” to Evalena and her crew for doing a fantastic job; and
to Doris Arnold for making and donating the delicious cupcakes. Congratulations
to the evening’s winners:
Bikini Contest
1. Becky 2. Tara
3. Kelly
50/50 Raffle:
David Gandy
This year we introduced our 1st Annual Mel Fisher Days
Block Party with a free concert by Howard Livingston and the Mile Marker 24
Band. With the help of our friend CW Colt the two drew in record crowds and
filled the street on the 200 block of Duval.
Those who attended had a blast participating in the tricycle races; dunk
tank and many other carnival games that were available.
We had Jell-O shots, upside-down margaritas, a fantastic grill set up by
Centennial Bank, beer donated by Budweiser and friendly volunteers from Mel
Fisher’s staff and the Rotary Club of Key West.
There were fantastic prizes in the raffle as well as the large silent
auction that was held on the street. The event was so overwhelmingly successful
we will do it again next year, and every year thereafter! This event will grow and become a
staple in the Key West calendar of events.
Congratulations to:
50/50 Raffle Winner: Debbie of The Bull
“Coin Guess” winner, a dive trip to the site: Michael Pasovalie
Our Midnight Gambler Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament was again sold out and the card
sharks had fun testing theirs skills for a chance to win one of four Authentic
Atocha Silver coins. If you plan on playing next year be sure to sign up as soon
as the first announcement goes out to guarantee your spot!
Congrats to this year’s winners
1. Bob Webb
2. Brandon Lachapelle 3. Gary Weinzierl
4. Andrew Jackson
50/ 50 Raffle Winner: Tom Ahbraham
This year’s Mel Fisher Days culminated with our Diver Reunion Bash where many
members of Mel’s crew from past and present gathered at the Sunset Deck Bar at
the Westin. Drinks flowed along with
the stories as old friends had a chance to reconnect after many years. We now have a good list of contact
information so to all those who attended make it a yearly thing to come hang
with the Mel Fisher crew and talk about the latest treasure finds and the best
finds of the past. We would like to
thank the Westin for donating a portion of the proceeds from that night’s event
to our charity.
Congrats to this evening’s 50/50 Raffle Winner: Whitey
All proceeds from each of the Mel Fisher Days events are donated to the non-
Profit Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society.
The donation contributes to public programming including summer camps for
children. This year we are happy to say that we will be donating over $6,000 to
the Society. It was Mel’s dream to
be able to share his life’s ambition with the world and the Fisher family is
happy to be able to continue to support his legacy.
Mark your calendars, next year Mel Fisher Days will run from July 14- July 17,
2011.
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