Et comme promis, il ressemble à l'original.
Bruno sent us more photos of the reconstruction of the pier.
And, as promised, it looks very much like the original.


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Bruno sent us more photos of the reconstruction of the pier.
And, as promised, it looks very much like the original.


Work is progressing nicely on the new pier, as you can see in these pictures taken by Bruno Wilmart.


In Grandcamp, they are already thinking about spring, and they are growing the flowers that will brighten roundabouts and containers.
Bruno WIlmart paid a visit to the town greenhouse and came back with a few pictures.

As the last remains of the old pier are still lying on the beach, the new oak lumber has arrived, as witnessed by Jean-Jacques Pessaud.


The pier, damaged by last winter's storms, is being rebuilt.
But first, everything must come down...
Both locals and tourists follow the progress of the work with great interest, wondering how the new pier will look.
It is supposed to be faithfully rebuilt, all in oak, by the end of the year.
Jean-Jacques Pessaud and Bruno Wilmart were there with their cameras.









Repair work on the pier is scheduled to start by the end of the month.
In the mean time, Bertrand Valéry's photos show us the damage caused by last winter's storms.

The Grandcamp marina wakes up as the tide comes in. And as soon as the harbor gates open, it's rush hour traffic to get out and enjoy a day at sea.


Then, at the end of the day, all the boats rush in just before the closing of the gates.














Bertrand Valéry, the policeman of Grandcamp, sent these pictures taken this summer by Jean-Claude Célerin and Sandra, of the Tourist Office.






The Musoir, the center of Grandcamp, had lost another store last winter, when the Proxi grocery store closed its doors, at the same location where a grocery store has been since long before the war.
The store is opened again, thanks to Séverine Gobet who took over the business on July 13, and is proposing groceries, fresh produce, dairy products, cold cuts, frozen food, and soon, some regional specialties.
Good luck, Séverine!



Grandcamp-Maisy is associated with Kindsbach, a village of 2500 inhabitants in the Palatinate region of Germany, just North of Alsace.
This year, the Grandcopais were hosts to the German families.
They arrive on Thursday to a short welcome ceremony. Friday morning, about a hundred people left for the island of Tatihou on a boating excursion. That evening, Pierrette Monnier and Walter Wittenmeier, both presidents of their twinning association, and Donauer Mathias, Bürgermeister of Kindsbach, and Serge Bigot, mayor of Grandcamp-Maisy, presided over a diner and dance party.
After a Saturday spent with the host families, Sunday started with a religious service followed by a visit to the German Cemetery at La Cambe.
Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of the association between Grandcamp-Maisy and Kindsbach, and the Grandcopais will travel to Germany.
Jean-Claude Célerin was at the dinner, and he took these pictures.

It's under a cloudy sky that the Colonel Rudder left Grandcamp, not by sea, but on a trailer.
For many years, the Colonel Rudder took visitors to Grandcamp on short cruises to the pointe du Hoc and Omaha Beach, or into the Bay of Isigny, and ventured out to the St-Marcouf Islands and St-Vaast-la-Hougue. A few years ago, it was declared unfit to sail the seas, and it stayed in a corner of the harbor.
Now, it is going to trade the Normandy cider for the great wines of Bordeaux.
It is leaving for Pauillac, on the Gironde, half-way between Bordeaux and the ocean, where it will sail amidst the vineyards.

The pier, damaged during severe storms last fall, will not be repaired until September, as the municipality does not want to restrict access to the beach during the summer season.
Relic of a past when the fishing boats unloaded their catch at its feet, the Grandcopais see the pier as a symbol of their village. The municipality just received a bid of 74,780 € to rebuild it in oak, just as it was. The Regional Council will pay 35%, the rest being at the charge of the town.
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