Comments on: Shem Creek http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/shem-creek.html The purpose of the South Carolina Picture Project is to celebrate the beauty of the Palmetto State while preserving some of its vanishing landscapes. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:22:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Shem Creek – A Panoramic View | Pink Shamrock Photography http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/shem-creek.html/comment-page-1/#comment-14786 Shem Creek – A Panoramic View | Pink Shamrock Photography Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:59:46 +0000 http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/uncategorized/shem-creek-ladies.html#comment-14786 [...] Shem Creek is located in the town of Mount Pleasant, just north of Charleston. It’s home to several waterfront restaurants and bars, and is also popular for paddleboarding, kayaking, fishing, and more. Fresh seafood is delivered right to the market here, and dolphins are often seen traversing the water. [...]

]]> By: William says: http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/shem-creek.html/comment-page-1/#comment-11513 William says: Wed, 01 Aug 2012 01:36:32 +0000 http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/uncategorized/shem-creek-ladies.html#comment-11513 I once worked my summer vacation on a shrimp boat out of this creek, and this was back in the 1970′s. It was a lot of fun, but also hard work to. I was 14 at the time. The shrimp processing plant was bustling with life as the shrimp were brought back to port from a long outing that started around 3 am for us, or sometimes even earlier than that each morning way before dawn and yet all depending. The trip then ended around 5 PM that afternoon and yet all depending. We would be preparing for sea sometimes while patrons/tourist visited the once known “Light House Seafood Restaurant”, which was across the water way or on the other side of the creek from us and our boat. I think the light house is still there to this day in front of the newly named restaurant that is there now. I think the name has since changed to another since that time so (correct me if I am wrong). Back then the people would get a wonderful eye view of the activities in which we always were proud to be a part of, that was sometimes seen by them in our preparations for shrimping at sea that very evening for the next days trip.

The processing plant is now a hotel I think, but the deep sea fishing boat/company that parked right next to the bridge (I think) is still operating there. The pilot of the commercial fishing boat would come in and appear as if he was going to hit this bridge when spinning the boat around to dock it, and would just miss the bridge during this maneuver, giving the tourist aboard an unforgettable ride of a lifetime…LOL

The creek would be teaming with porpoise at times, that would be hoping to get a hardy meal from the processing plant, if we were to throw anything over the side for them.

It was a grand summer for sure.

Great tourism spot back then, as it still is to this day. It has changed a lot since my childhood days, but the memories have lasted for a life time since that period now looking back.

Anyone have pic’s of the old processing plant when in operation once there? It was a part of this creek and the activities that went on back in those days upon it. Thanks

]]> By: Jospehine Hamilton http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/shem-creek.html/comment-page-1/#comment-6043 Jospehine Hamilton Wed, 07 Mar 2012 17:23:52 +0000 http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/uncategorized/shem-creek-ladies.html#comment-6043 Can’t believe how busy the creek used to be! That’s neat.

]]> By: Will http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/charleston-county/shem-creek.html/comment-page-1/#comment-6028 Will Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:23:12 +0000 http://www.sciway.net/sc-photos/uncategorized/shem-creek-ladies.html#comment-6028 GREAT PHOTOS! I just love these!

Will

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