In addition to a trip to Portsmouth Island to seek shell treasures, the North Carolina Shell Club will have two shell auctions during their spring meeting Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22, in the Community Center.
The club typically has its spring meeting on Ocracoke, and after shelling during the days, regroups for meetings in the evenings.
The following activities are planned:
The Friday evening half-hour social begins at 6:30, followed by a talk: “Dora the Explorer: Down Under — A Malacological Adventure in the Wilds of Western Australia,” by past president Dora Zimmerman.
Malacology is the scientific study of mollusks, a group of invertebrates that includes snails, clams, octopi and more.
Club business and a silent auction of shells from the Everett Long collection will also be held.
After the trip to Portsmouth on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon, members will again convene in the evening with the social at 6:30.
Activities after that will include the “Find of the Day” and then a live auction of shells from the Everett Long Collection.
At the time of his death in April 2022, Long, of Cedar Point, was the president of the club and the vice-president of the Conchologist of America.
The meetings are open to all.