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Working the Sea: An Illustrated Talk on National Fisherman Magazine with Michael Crowley

Thursday, April 27, 2023 @ 6:30 pm 7:30 pm

On April 27th at 6:30 pm, Michael Crowley, author of the forthcoming book Working the Sea, will give an illustrated talk on his experience writing and editing for National Fisherman magazine.  As Boats & Gear editor at NF, he provided stories on boatbuilding, boat repair, and fishing gear. The geographic coverage of his work included New England, the South Atlantic, Gulf, West Coast and Alaska. He wrote many pieces himself, and assigned and edited the rest.

This is a hybrid event that will take place in the Picker Room and on Zoom. Use this link to register to attend on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i-drOfuTTj-LgxDmMoRsLg

This program will be recorded and available on the Camden Public Library YouTube Channel.

Crewmen aboard seiner working with seine. “Scottish seining on 55′ MARY ANN BRADFORD” [ref. NF 07/1980, p. 32]

This event coincides with the exhibit Working the Sea: Selections from the National Fisherman Collection at the Penobscot Marine Museum, which will be on display in the Picker Room during the month of April. The exhibit which features captioned photographs selected from Crowley’s book, and provides access to the complete short essays which accompany them. Michael Crowley resides in Belfast and still contributes regularly to National Fisherman.

55 Main Street
Camden, ME 04843 United States
207-236-3440