A sponsored walk to honour an Aberdeen community’s fishing heritage will take place tomorrow.
Cove in Bloom has commissioned a sculptor to create a marble monument of Isie Caie, one of the traditional fishwives of Aberdeen.
The historic figure used to walk six miles from Cove to Aberdeen carrying a creel of fish to be sold in the Granite City’s markets, and could still be seen selling her wares at The Green in the city centre in the 1960s.
She died in 1966, and was buried in Nigg Kirkyard.
It is hoped that the new monument to Isie Caie, which is planned to be given pride of place close to the pier at Cove Harbour, will embody the spirit of Cove’s maritime history.
And tomorrow, more than a dozen Cove residents will be taking on the challenge of walking her well-trodden route from the village all the way to Aberdeen city centre to raise funds for the sculpture.
Wendy Suttar of Cove in Bloom said: “We’ll take the coastal path all the way up to Torry Battery, and come into the main Harbour before going up to the Maritime Museum.
“It’s roughly the same path as Isie would have taken, she would have gone a bit further in land but it’s as close as we could get to her route.
“We’ve got a good number coming along on the day, so it will be a fun way to raise money for this important part of Aberdeen’s history.”
The walkers are meeting at the spot of the future statue in Cove Harbour at 10am.
To sign up and find out how to help raise money for the cause, visit www.coveinbloom.com