“Miss Madalyn”

“I’m very pleased with the improvements that are being done.” Seadrift Harbormaster Chris Ingram

What’s going on at the harbor in Seadrift? Well, for starters doesn’t the riprap at the West End look great? How about the new bulkheading that’s been done at the harbor? Have you seen the dredge parked at the harbor?
About one-third of the Seadrift Harbor has new bulkheading and a breakwater at the Pine Street Extension is in the process of being built. This will keep the harbor from filling back up with sand and soot after it has been dredged.

Pictured above in the harbor is “Miss Madalyn” who is just as pretty as you please! She is truly a lovely sight and such a much-needed part of the storm recovery from Hurricane Harvey! We are told that the dredging will begin soon at the harbor. Please feel free to drive down once the dredging has begun or anytime for that matter. Our harbor belongs to the City of Seadrift and has been a haven for boats for some time. Back in the day the Seadrift Harbor was used to load cotton from Tivoli, oysters and fish from the bay, and canned vegetables from a local cannery that was transported via train. The train had a wharf that extended out to where Miller’s seafood is now.

The grant for our harbor was an economic development grant for Seadrift because of Hurricane Harvey. The company in charge of the project is Shirley and Sons Construction Company, Inc.