Belhaven blast to the past
Published 6:42 pm Saturday, September 26, 2015
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ALL DRESSED UP: A group of Belhaven residents pose for a picture as they participate in a 1920s-themed fashion show. All are decked out in their finest ’20s apparel as part of the Intracoastal Waterway celebration.
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BEST OF TIMES: Pictured are Piper Johnson (left) and Emma Cuthrell, both of whom participated in the Roaring ’20s Fashion Show at Belhaven’s Intracoastal Waterway celebration. The two girls are best friends.
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POWER OF PRAYER: Every year the ICW celebration event starts with the blessing of the fleets. This year Fr. Jim Lupton officiated the blessing, along with Rev. Chris Noble, Rev. Brook Holland and Dr. Doug Cogdell.
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FAMILY AFFAIR: Pictured is Amy Johnson holding her son Beckett. Both are ready for the Roaring ’20s Fashion Show in Belhaven at the ICW celebration on Saturday, Sept. 19.
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LOCAL TALENT: Belhaven’s Intracoastal Waterway celebration featured several vendors coming out to show off their artisan talents.
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EXTRA EXTRA: Belhaven resident Mark Gnagy plays the part of newsboy at Belhaven’s Intracoastal Waterway celebration on Sept. 19.
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IN GEAR: Belhaven’s celebration of its position as the birthplace of the Intracoastal Waterway also included a showing of classic cars, two of which are pictured here.
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YUM YUM: Pictured is a sample from some of the seafood chowder from the Chowder Down East tasting event at the Intracoastal Waterway celebration. Fifteen restaurants and shops provided chowder for the crowd to taste.