Saturday, November 14, 2026
Photos by Frank Steiger Photography | Frank Steiger grabbed these shots while he and fellow photographer, Marc Thoerner, covered the Mullet Festival Saturday evening. The calm before the storm in more ways than one!
Photos by Frank Steiger | Frank Steiger grabbed these shots while he and fellow photographer, Marc Thoerner, covered the Mullet Festival Saturday evening. The calm before the storm in more ways than one!
Photos by Frank Steiger Photography | Frank Steiger grabbed these shots while he and fellow photographer, Marc Thoerner, covered the Mullet Festival Saturday evening. The calm before the storm in more ways than one!
Photos by Frank Steiger | Photography Frank Steiger grabbed these shots while he and fellow photographer, Marc Thoerner, covered the Mullet Festival Saturday evening. The calm before the storm in more ways than one!
Photos by Sharon Hilt
| Sandy Eiden from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin won best costume.
Photos by Sharon Hilt | The new 2020 Buzzard Queen is Betty (Lisa) Foster from Michigan.
Photos by Sharon Hilt | The emcee was none other than Jeff Hilt.
Photos by Sharon Hilt | Lange, 6 years old, won for best costume.
Photos by Sharon Hilt | Year-old Rizzie Reed of Marco Island is announced as the overall buzzard princess for 2020.
Photos by Sharon Hilt | Tyler and Maggie Keegan, brother and sister from Marco Island, were the male/female winners of the fish cleaning contest.
The first thing new guests to Stan’s Annual Mullet Festival have to learn is that we aren’t talking haircuts, even though you may see a cracker or two proudly sportin’ one. Nope! Stan’s is talking about the fried/smoked kind of mullet. This year, there was plenty of mullet to be served, unlike years past when the fish was scarce and Stan’s posted signs it wouldn’t be served that year.
Friday evening saw Billy Bridger and the Shane Duncan Band perform. Saturday featured SCS Band, but the highlight of the day was a Fish Cleaning Contest and a Buzzard Princess Contest.
And, like the celebration after a bountiful harvest, the patrons arriving to Stan’s 36th Annual Mullet Festival just kept coming. In fact, on Sunday, the premiere party day, Stan’s saw the largest turnout ever for a Mullet Festival.
Local favorites The Ben Allen Band entertained the crowd. Jeff Hilt had his hands full on stage keeping all of the Buzzard Queen hopefuls caged while they readied their best Buzzard Lope performance. In the end, whether you went home with a title or just participated, everyone was a winner! The party was THAT fun!
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