Shad Planking
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The Shad Planking was an annual political event in Virginia which took place every April near Wakefield in Sussex County. It was sponsored by a chapter of the Ruritans, a community service organizatio
The 2008 Shad Planking event
George Allen speaking at the 2010 Shad Planking event
Shad bake
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A shad bake, also called a shad roast or shad planking, is a culinary tradition found on the east coast of the United States, particularly associated with the state of Connecticut. Typically occurring
Shad Planking
…town of Holland about 30 miles to the southeast. Ostensibly an event to celebrate the James River running of shad, the event included a traditional shad bake, where the oily, bony fish were smoked for the occasion on wood planks over an open flame. The events held near Wakefield began after World War II, and…
The American shad, Alosa sapidissima