Annual Blessing of the Fleet is Saturday

Artist Toni Kuchar has once again created a number of glass floats that will be dropped into the ocean in remembrance of local fishermen who have been lost at sea over the years. This is taking place in conjunction with Newport’s annual Blessing of the Fleet. (Photo by Steve Card)

NEWPORT – The Blessing of the Fleet, an annual tradition on Newport’s Yaquina Bay sponsored by the Newport Fishermen’s Wives, takes place Saturday, beginning at 12:45 p.m.

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