2023
04 March 2023
2023 Conch Shell Blowing Contest - 03
Michael Wachter, left, and Georgann Wachter, right, perform during the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. The couple won the contest’s group division by parodying Elvis Presley’s “Hound Dog” in an offbeat duet for voice and conch shell. Organized by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, the contest is a Key West tradition that began in 1972. The conch shell is a symbol of the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Mary Martin/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
04 March 2023
2023 Conch Shell Blowing Contest - 02
Brian Cardis demonstrates his prowess as he blows a conch shell following his men’s division victory at the Conch Shell Blowing Contest Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Organized by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, the event is a Key West tradition that began in 1972. The conch shell is a symbol of the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Mary Martin/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)
04 March 2023
2023 Conch Shell Blowing Contest - 01
Contestants in the Conch Shell Blowing Contest toot their “horns” Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla. Organized by the Old Island Restoration Foundation, the event is a Key West tradition that began in 1972. The conch shell is a symbol of the Florida Keys. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Mary Martin/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)