Walk-About Wednesday: Darien

Photos and story by Nancy Kirkpatrick

Walk-About Wednesday – Darien, Georgia

We are a costal community. In love with our shrimp and the shrimp boats that quietly grace our salty waters. We know where to dine on the best fried shrimp, where to buy it fresh. There is a season for shrimping. We know when it starts and when it ends. We attend the “Blessing of the Fleet” yearly. And if we hope to see the shrimp boats collectively docked, we trek up the road to Darien, Georgia’s second oldest city, founded in 1736.

The marsh grasses part as if from the hand of Moses, giving permission for the Altamaha River to slide its way through. We are lucky. The trawlers line the docks, a sweeping arabesque of bobbing, gritty vessels. With names like Mayflower, Smokin’ Joe and Gravedigger, we scout for survivors. For shrimping is hard. It’s tenuous. But the tradition of handing down from generation to generation is a proud one. And with the “Georgia white” shrimp considered by some to be the best in the world, our shrimpers continue to fulfill a significant role in the shoreline economy of our state.

And if not at the docks, look for these celebrities of the Georgia coast just before sunrise in the St Simons Sound, close to the beach, near the pier. A ghostly silhouette gliding into the silver gray landscape of morning. Or near sunset. When the sky sinks golden and sweet peach into the brine, you might witness the etching of masts and nets against the disappearing day.

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