2016
08 March 2016
2016 Conch Shell Blowing Contest 03
Corey Fritz blows a huge shell during the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Key West, Fla. Fritz, a Summerland Key, Fla., musician won the men's division among entrants who were judged on the quality, duration, loudness and novelty of the sounds they produced. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
08 March 2016
2016 Conch Shell Blowing Contest 02
Sara Cavendish, left, leads conch shell blowers during the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Key West, Fla. Cavendish of Washington, D.C., and her cohorts competed in the group division of the contest. Competitors were judged on their ability to produce music or sounds from the fluted, pink-lined shell, a symbol of the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
08 March 2016
2016 Conch Shell Blowing Contest 01
Chris Anderson, right, competes in the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Key West, Fla. Anderson, of Trenton, Mich., was among a number of contestants who were judged on their ability to produce music or sounds from the fluted, pink-lined shell, a symbol of the Florida Keys, that has been used as a signaling device in the islands for centuries. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Rob O'Neal/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)