On the platform at the Gay Fish Company’s Inaugural Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, April 27, 2024, is a wreath crafted by Norma Cooler. It is made from items she found in various local spots, including a neighboring horse barn, her grandparents’ grocery store, Dempsey’s Farm, the beach, and her own yard. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

Blessing of the Fleet

At the Gay Fish Company’s Inaugural Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, April 27, 2024, Cindy Gay Carr joins her father, Charles Gay, as he says a prayer following the flag-raising ceremony. A daily tradition, the Gays say, is to raise the flag and say a prayer each morning. Amber Hewitt/The Island News
The Gay cousins pause for a photo during the Gay Fish Company’s Inaugural Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, April 27, 2024. Amber Hewitt/The Island News

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