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Calabash, North Carolina
Seafood Capital of the World
Jo O'Keefe Copyright 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me with inquiries.
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Riverfront
Fireworks
July
4th, 6 PM Take Hwy. 179 to River Road between Callahan's and the Grape Vine. You will be directed to parking and the viewing area. Bring a chair for each person. Hot Dogs and Drinks Funded by the Towns of Calabash and Carolina
Shores There will be no access and parking on the other side of the river. |
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The
Calabash Dock
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Calabash is a quaint
town "around the corner" from Sunset Beach. Thousands of visitors
to both North Carolina and South Carolina barrier islands play on the
beach during the day and go to Calabash in the evening. Calabash hosts
a wealth of famous seafood restaurants, some on the waterfront. It is
home to what my family calls "the most wonderful store in the world"
-- a huge gift store that includes an awesome Christmas section. Calabash
offers ice cream -- originally from "the purple lady" and
now also at a local creamery. It has a superb deli and a bevy of re-sale
and consignment shops upon which women and their daughters descend with
glee. In 2009 Calabash held its first Fourth of July fireworks celebration.
Calabash is home to a large fleet of boats that take folks fishing and
on "eco," dolphin and sunset tours.
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Pre-dawn
view of dock seen from the fishing trawler Hurricane Shrimper
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The
Calabash River
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The Calabash waterfront
is mesmerizing. Strolling along the docks, listening to squawking Laughing
Gulls and watching pelicans are delights of a trip to the coast. When
fishing charter boats return twice daily during the summer, pelicans
are waiting to lunge for scraps thrown to them by crew members cleaning
the catch.
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A
Brown Pelican on the Calabash dock
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Local
Fishing Boats
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Fisherman
rushing out before sunrise
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Sunrise seen from
the Hurricane Shrimper
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The
beautiful American flag at Callahan's Nautical Gifts reminds visitors
of their blessings.
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Twilight
at the Calabash Dock
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