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Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industries

English · Paperback / Softback

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Vinalhaven Island has been the home port of a productive commercial fishing fleet for over 200 years. By 1819, Vinalhaven vessels were fishing for cod and herring from Seal Island all the way to Labrador waters. By 1878, Carver's Harbor was lined with docks, fishhouses, a sail loft, a net factory, and the Lane & Libby fish plant. Throughout the 19th century, boats brought bait, salt, and supplies to Vinalhaven and returned with fish and granite from the island's quarries. Lighthouses at Brown's Head, Heron Neck, Saddleback Ledge, Goose Rock, and Matinicus guided mariners through storms. In Vinalhaven shops, boatbuilders constructed small dories, peapods and double-enders, masted schooners, and lobster boats, as well as the 365-ton Margaret M. Ford. Passenger ferries played an important role as the primary link between Vinalhaven and the mainland. The island has long been a successful center of maritime economic activity, so it is no surprise that islanders call it "the center of the universe."

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Cynthia Burns Martin is professor of business administration at New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire. Roy Heisler is director emeritus of the Vinalhaven Historical Society. Most of the images in Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industries are from the collections of the society, founded in 1963.

Product details

Authors Burns Martin Cynthia, Burns Cynthia Martin, Cynthia Burns Martin, The Vinalhaven Historical Society
Publisher Arcadia Publishing (SC)
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.05.2016
 
EAN 9781467122542
ISBN 978-1-4671-2254-2
No. of pages 128
Dimensions 165 mm x 231 mm x 10 mm
Weight 318 g
Series Images of America
Images of America
Subject Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous

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