Ghost Piers

Photo Essay Along the Gulf Coast

Major hurricanes always leave a reminder of their passage, even decades after the event. On a recent foggy, late December afternoon, these wrecked pilings from former piers along the coast of Bay St. Louis and Waveland, Mississippi, could be found.

Pier near the intersection of Leonhard Ave. and North Beach Road in Bay St. Louis.


Piers along the Gulf in Waveland, Mississippi.
Pelicans and Piers.
Waveland, Mississippi.
Waveland piers in the mist.
Near the foot of Leonhard Ave. at North Beach in Bay St. Louis.
Pier to nowhere.
Waveland Piers

Photos by Michael Warner.