Area Residents Enjoy Newport's Great Chowder Cookoff

The 2012 Schweppes Great Chowder Cookoff at the Newport Yachting Center  drew competitors, revelers and reenactors Satuday, including a few local faces.

The event at the Newport Waterfront, which was rain or shine, didn't get a lot of help from the weather, with occasional wind and sprinkled rain from a generally overcast sky. But the tents and restaurant booths were crowded with eager chowder-tasters nontheless, sampling a few tablespoons' worth of each entrant's chowder to see who offered the best cooked recipie.

At the end of the day, Chelos, the only local competitor, was not among the winners.