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Summary
James “Shing” Martinson is named in a February 1965 retrospective as the fisherman who brought the largest remembered catch to the Gallagher Dock: more than eight tons of lake trout aboard the steam tug Shamrock.
Evidence and limits
The source is a local memory account, not a catch ledger or vessel record. It does not provide dates, family information, or enough detail to reconstruct the catch or Martinson’s fishing career.
See also
Sources
- Says the largest remembered catch was brought in by James “Shing” Martinson on the steam tug Shamrock and weighed more than eight tons of lake trout; it gives no dates or civil biography.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1965-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “James “Shing” Martinson”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/james-shing-martinson/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1965, “Beaver Tales” (Gallagher Dock retrospective). (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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