Preparations underway for Milford Oyster Festival
MILFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Milford Oyster Festival is getting ready to kick off. There were concerns about eating raw shellfish given recent health w...
MILFORD, CT (WFSB) - The Milford Oyster Festival is getting ready to kick off. There were concerns about eating raw shellfish given recent health warnings, but officials said all is safe. Friday night is Oyster Eve with live music and food booths. Saturday is the actual Oyster Festival, now in its 49th year. As many as 60,000 people will be there for the music, the fun and of course the oysters. There had been concern about the safety of eating raw shellfish after two people in the state died and one other became sick with vibrio bacterial infections, but it was later determined two were swimmers who may have been had open cuts and exposed to brackish water.