A WELCOME CELEBRATION

With the goal of bringing tourism to the Bay area, the City of Daphne received the honor of hosting the 2022 Alabama Welcome Center Retreat. Planned with the Alabama Tourism Department and Tourism Council, this 3-day educational event included industry sponsors, speakers and welcome center teams from around the state. The Original Oyster House, along with the Huntsville Convention and Visitors Bureau, sponsored a top-notch kick-off dinner of fresh local seafood served in their stunning banquet room that boasts amazing Mobile Delta views. Anna Goeke, the 2022 Original Oyster House scholarship winner and intern, decoupaged 90+ oyster shells, one for each attendee, that paid tribute to oyster shell recycling and gardening programs. A success, it’s easy to say that guests had a “shell” of a good time!

By Hayley Hill Photos Layla Lambert, l-egantportraits.com