Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2015-07-25 20:26:57. Caption as posted: "Another beautiful day here on Beaver Island. When here visit all the Historical Society's places."
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A close-up photograph shows a dark, wood-textured interpretive sign with a decorative border and large white lettering. The sign discusses fishing boats, docks, net sheds, fish-box mills, ice houses, fish species, and changes in fish populations. A cursive museum label appears along the lower edge.
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Transcribed from the object itself.
FISHING VILLAGE AT ONE TIME THIS HARBOR WAS RINGED WITH FISH BOATS, DOCKS, NET SHEDS, NET REELS, FISH-BOX MILLS, AND ICE HOUSES. FROM THE 1870's TO THE 1940's FISHING WAS THE MAJOR ISLAND INDUSTRY. DURING THIS ERA THE BEAVER ISLANDS WERE THE CENTER OF LAKE MICHIGAN'S FISHING ACTIVITY AND MANY OF THE MAJOR FISH BUYERS OPERATED HERE. WHITEFISH AND LAKE TROUT WERE THE MAIN CATCH. WHEN HEAVY FISHING, THE LAMPHREY EEL, AND CURTAILMENT OF STOCKING DECIMATED THE FISH POPULATION, THE POPULATION OF BEAVER ISLAND DROPPED PROPORTIONATELY. Marine Museum Beaver Island
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Posted to the Beaver Island Historical Society Facebook page by the Beaver Island Historical Society on 2015-07-25. The captured caption says: “Another beautiful day here on Beaver Island. When here visit all the Historical Society's places.”
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Provenance
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- Collection
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- Original
- https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=425918314283130&set=pb.100063605411595.-2207520000
- Copy taken
- 2025-05-10
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| Rendition | Format | Extent | Size | SHA-256 |
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| Master | JPEG | 960 × 784 px | 200 KB | fcdd93663196… |
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“Posted to Beaver Island Historical Society (Facebook page) by Beaver Island Historical Society on 2015-07-25 20:26:57”. Individual posters, credited per image. Beaver Island Archive, https://beaverislandarchive.org/media/photograph/2015-07-25-425918314283130/. copy retrieved 2025-05-10.
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