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| Nelle McCall (left), recognized as a founder of the Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival, with Sopchoppy Postmaster Renee Temples. |
The 13th Annual Worm Gruntin’ Festival was held recently in Sopchoppy FL and the U.S. Post Office on Wheels was there to celebrate with full service including a special pictorial postmark.
Located 35 miles South and 100 years behind Tallahassee, Sopchoppy is known as the Worm Gruntin’ capital.
There and in the Apalachicola National Forest is the only place in the southeastern U.S. where you can find the earthworm known as "diplocardia mississippiensis", which has 16 hearts each the size of a pinhead and is sought after by fishermen because it does not go limp in the water or easily wilt in the sun.
The Sopchoppy Worm Gruntin' Festival has received commentary and notoriety including coverage by the Associated Press, United Press International, St. Petersburg Times, Miami Herald, and Tallahassee Democrat.
There has also been extensive TV coverage including ABC's On the Road with Charles Kurault, Assignment America with Steve Hartman, Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, and on the Canadian Broadcast Corporation.
The postmark will be available until May 13, 2013. Please send your requests to:
POSTMASTER
2284 SOPCHOPPY HWY
SOPCHOPPY FL 32358
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