WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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THURSDAY, APRIL 28: INTERSTATE MULLET TOSS
Profile America -- Thursday, April 28th. Everyone has heard of fish fries -- but along the Gulf Coast on the Florida-Alabama line, beginning tomorrow and through the weekend, there will be a "Fish Fly." The 27th annual Interstate Mullet Toss will be held -- mainly as an excuse to have a good beach party. Contestants stand inside a 10-foot circle in Orange Beach, Alabama and throw a dead, one pound mullet across the line into Pensacola, Florida. Whoever tosses the fish the farthest, wins. The event is sponsored by a local oyster bar and proceeds go to youth charities. The popular event will swell the usual population of the two towns -- about 54,000 for Pensacola and 6,200 for Orange Beach, with party goers. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011, p. 242
U.S. Census Bureau, American FactFinder
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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