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Dan Sanders

  • Wellfleet Public Library 55 W Main St Wellfleet, MA, 02667 United States (map)

History of New England Fishing Industry and the 1st Sharpshooter Schooner

The Etta G. Fogg, the first Sharpshooter Schooner was commissioned by the Wellfleet Captains Society and built in Essex, MA in 1857. It set the style of the fishing schooners for the New England fishing industry in the late 19th century. Dan will outline the history of the fishing industry, high ship models and a very strange ghost story.

Earlier Event: August 12
Sebastian Junger
Later Event: October 14
Barbara Brennessel