SERIES
Interview with Avery Bowden
Identifier
NA 1993 (local)
Date
1974 (Date created)
Summary
1993 Avery Bowden interviewed by David Taylor, March 12, 1974, at Bowden’s home in Orland, Maine. 2 page index. Bowden discusses weir fishing on the Penobscot River for cod and alewives; process of building or sticking a weir; winter storage of the weir; smoking cod; tarring and maintenance of nets; names other fishermen on the river near Orland and Verona; and fishing with his father, E. Darling Bowden. Penobscot River Commercial Fisheries Project. Tape 1 hour: T1960
Language
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Other Subject Headings
Weir fishing on the Penobscot River (Local)
