Pickle Pizza, Suffolk’s Ghost Fleet, and a Kayaking Disaster

Pickle pizza, abandoned ships, dangerous heat, and a very muddy kayaking lesson.In Episode 76 of Tidewater Talk, Brodie and Co explore Suffolk’s Pickle Palooza, including pickle pizza, pickle lemonade, fried pickles, pickled peanuts, and more. Brodie also shares how a misread tide left him stranded in the mud, before uncovering the story of Suffolk’s “Ghost Fleet,” a collection of at least 13 historic boats abandoned along the Nansemond River.Plus, we cover the delayed demolition of Norfolk’s MacArthur Center, new free pet microchip scanning stations, Virginia’s expanded Styrofoam food-container ban, the week’s extreme heat, and a few local places and events worth checking out.Tidewater Talk keeps you connected to the people, stories, weather, food, and unusual history of Coastal Virginia.Visit TidewaterTalk.com to support the show or send us a local story, event, or Tidewater Tip.