Photos by Steffen Klenk
The Pamper Scamper, Ocean City’s annual baby crawling race was held today, August 8, on the beach at Sixth Street. The event is a prelude to the city’s 113th annual Baby Parade on Thurs. August 10. The young racers are placed in the middle of a silk parachute on the sand. The first to crawl off the parachute into a parent or guardian’s waiting arms is declared the winner. Parents kneel at the edge of the parachute waving favorite objects in an attempt to get their entries to move. This is strictly a crawling race. Contestants who stand up and walk will be heartily cheered … and then disqualified. Spectators gathered to watch from the boardwalk near the Sixth Street ramp.
Steffen Klenk is a photographer and multimedia journalist who enjoys capturing the eclectic moments of shore life. You may contact Steffen at shorelocalsteffen@gmail.com.
