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Winter in Fishtown

December 15, 2011 / Fishtown / Fishermen and Families, Fishing, Galleries
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Erhardt Peters Photo (Leelanau Museum)

Erhardt Peters was a prolific and talented photographer in the Ludington and Leelanau areas throughout much of the 20th century.

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A Video of Fishing Aboard the Joy

June 29, 2011 / Fishtown / Fish Tugs, Fishermen and Families, Fishing
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In April of last year, photographer Meggen Watt spent a day fishing aboard Fishtown’s tug Joy. Meggen has prepared a video for an up-close look at fishing “in action.”

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When Pentwater Had a Fishtown

May 6, 2011 / Amanda Holmes / Fishermen and Families, Fishing, History
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We’re back with more photos of moments and faces from Pentwater’s commercial fishing world. You won’t find any trace of this fishing life along Pentwater’s shores today. That’s why we preserve Fishtown: it’s both a place and a way of life.

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2011 Fishing Begins!

April 4, 2011 / Fishtown / Fishing, News
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The restoration work on both fishing tugs is now complete and, thanks to our generous donors, we will continue to keep them working on the Great Lakes. Captain Joel Petersen and crewman Adam Kilway went to work hauling nets out of storage last weekend and hope to set several trapnets with the Joy by early April.

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Preserving Fishtown, Ten by Ten

November 15, 2010 / Amanda Holmes / Fishing, History
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trap net anchors

Fishtown Anchors are to the Preservation Society what the anchors are to Fishtown?s fishermen?anchors keep us grounded, and they keep us working.

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The Rescue of Niko Economides

November 8, 2010 / Fishtown / Fishing, History
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Ross Lang and Brian Price

Niko Economides found himself in a sixteen-foot wood and canvas canoe in the Manitou Passage, four miles from shore, when the storm hit.

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A Fish(ing) Story

August 4, 2010 / Fishtown / Fish Tugs, Fishing
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Contributor Meggen Watt shares a day fishing aboard the Fishtown Preservation Society fish tug Joy with Captain Jerry Vanlandschoot and crewman Adam Kilway.

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