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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell
"… proper broadcasting techniques talking to local fishermen on the Citizen’s Band radio. Kids were welcome to join Mame for casual meals too: much to…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4
"Local fishermen moved quickly and easily from one fishery to another. They worked a combination of weirs, stop-seines, trawls and traps."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries
"Early fishermen set nets for salmon and haddock. Cod was caught on trawls, mostly for island consumption."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… HARBOR/RYDER’S COVE This harbor was named by the fishermen who, after weeklong labors, rested in its sheltered waters on Sundays."
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"Fishermen, well acquainted with area waters and tides, isolated coves and islands; as well as the close proximity to Campobello and Deer Islands made…"