February 11, 2016   Gulf of Mexico The Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival is one of the most popular and most successful events in the Bradenton area every year, attracting tens of thousands of visitors and raising lots of money for an organization that works to preserve the Cortez Fishing Village and the environmentally essential wetland nearby. It’s been so successful that they don’t feel compelled to tamper with its success. So this year’s 34th annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival will be pretty much like all the others — two days of fresh-from-the-boat seafood, live music from great Bradenton-area bands and tours and displays on local marine life and the commercial fishing industry. Read the rest here 19:44
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