Schooner Wharf Bar - Key West, Florida. "A Last Little Piece of Old Key West"

SCHOONER WHARF�S MEL FISHER CELEBRATION
Today�s the Day � To Celebrate Mel!!! Thursday, July 11th at 6:00 p.m.

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The golden dream of treasure hunter Mel Fisher is alive and well and still celebrated in Key West every July.

The Kick-Off Party for Mel Fisher Days will take place Thursday, July 11th starting at 6:00 p.m. Come celebrate the day 28 years ago when Mel�s crews found $400 million in shipwrecked gold, silver and emeralds that had been sitting on the ocean floor for more than 300 years. The events combine stories of the hunt for the Spanish galleon Atocha, memories of the man, and a few of his favorite activities.

Throughout the night, more than $5,000 in Spanish Treasure Coins, Emeralds and CASH will be given away and live music is by C. W. Colt, the �Caribbean Country Blues Master�.

There is a fundraising Atocha Treasure Costume Contest this year to benefit Wesley House Family Services, which supports local working families with affordable child care. The contest challenges contestants, both male and female, to dress the part of a treasure hunter. Participants will re-create the look of those fearless fortune seekers pursuing untold riches obscured by the vast ocean.

The contestant raising the most money will win $200 cash and a $2,000 Madagascar Emerald from the shipwreck of the Spanish galleon Atocha.

Second place will take home $100 cash and $1,000 Madagascar Emerald and the third place fundraiser will be awarded $50 cash and a $500 Madagascar Emerald. Both are authentic emeralds in the rough.

Contestants may start raising money as soon as they are officially registered in the contest.

All monies raised benefit the non-profit Wesley House.

Those who knew Mel will share stories of the world�s greatest treasure hunt.

The festivities include the crowd favorite �Have Your Cupcake and Eat It Too� land based treasure hunt, which gives you the chance to sink your teeth into a $1,200 Atocha silver coin.

As Mel always said of Schooner Wharf Bar, �This place is a Treasure,� so come enjoy the evening at Mel�s favorite watering hole with the Fisher family, and treasure your own memories.

For more information, call Schooner Wharf at (305) 292-9520 or visit www.schoonerwharf.com.

Anyone interested in entering the Costume Contest, please call or Star at 295-7929 or email [email protected].

2013 Flyer

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SCHOONER WHARF BAR
202 William Street - Key West, Florida 33040 - Ph: (305) 292-9520