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Goodland Mullet Fest 2007

Jeff Baggett grabs a handful of fresh mullet fillets so that he can roll them in cracker meal breading and fry them up during Sunday’s 23rd annual Goodland Mullet Festival. Baggett said he’d go through about 1,700 fillets over the course of the weekend affair.

Photo by TOM RIFE, Eagle staff

Jeff Baggett grabs a handful of fresh mullet fillets so that he can roll them in cracker meal breading and fry them up during Sunday’s 23rd annual Goodland Mullet Festival. Baggett said he’d go through about 1,700 fillets over the course of the weekend affair.

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  • You can enjoy human nature or the great outdoors. Sunday at the Goodland Mullet Festival, Ian Watts of Toronto, Canada, elected to do both while wearing a colorful wig.
  • Makayla Gonzalez, 8, of Lehigh Acres, gets a kiss from Sue Liston of Marco Island after the two danced the Buzzard Lope in front of the crowd at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday. “I just couldn’t let that little girl to dance alone,” Liston said. Gonzalez was dressed for the Princess Buzzard Lope & Best Costume competition that occurred later in the afternoon.
  • Kim Heimer, second from right, of Orlando, dances with Denny Martin of Fort Myers to the band Hot Damn Duo at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
  • Nicole Radick, 5, of Naples, performs during the Princess Buzzard Lope and Best Costume competition at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
  • Makayla Gonzalez, 8, of Lehigh Acres, dances the Buzzard Lope dance with Sue Liston, right, of Marco, and Kim Heimer, left, of Orlando, after the band Hot Damn Duo invited the crowd to dance at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. Gonzalez was dressed for the upcoming Princess Buzzard Lope & Best Costume competition that occurred later in the afternoon.
  • Brooke Pietrouski, 3, of Niles, Ohio, prepares to take part in the Princess Buzzard Lope and Best Costume competition while waiting on stage for her turn with other young girls at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
  • Ben Hayden, right, of Fort Myers, takes part in the Fish Cleaning Contest as Mark Casper, left, of Fort Myers, watches with other people attending the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. Earl Moore, of Naples, won the Fish Cleaning Contest.
  • Earl Moore, of Naples, takes part in the Fish Cleaning Contest and wins the title during the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007.
  • Fish are kept on ice for the Fish Cleaning Contest as pelicans wait for the scraps at the Mullet Festival in Goodland on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007. Earl Moore of Naples won the Fish Cleaning Contest.
  • Jeff Baggett grabs a handful of fresh mullet fillets so that he can roll them in cracker meal breading and fry them up during Sunday’s 23rd annual Goodland Mullet Festival. Baggett said he’d go through about 1,700 fillets over the course of the weekend affair.
  • Kim McGregor and Nile Duppstadt of Naples dressed for the occasion, hoping to win the buzzard costume contest.
  • Festival host Stan Gober jokes with some of the crowd.
  • From left in the photo are Don Chambers, Tammy Chambers, Ed Davidson and Fran Davidson, all of Bonita Springs.
  • This American Eagle paint job was just one of the many eye-catching motorcycles on display.
  • Douglas Doxsee kisses a mullet that is about to be filleted.
  • Revelers Natalie Kerwick, left, Sarah Logaglio and Nikki Prange soak up the fun.
  • They came from miles around Sunday to enjoy the sunshine and festive atmosphere of Goodland’s 23rd annual Mullet Festival.
  • They came from miles around Sunday to enjoy the sunshine and festive atmosphere of Goodland’s 23rd annual Mullet Festival.

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