Carol Banks (L) of Boca Chica Key, FL, and members of her Conchestra group, blow their conch shells during the 48th annual Key West Conch Shell Blowing Contest in Key West, FL, March 6th, 2010. Blowing the fluted, pink lined conch shell has been a Key West tradition since the early 1800s, when seafaring settlers used it as a signaling device. |
