Changing Tools and Techniques History of Harpswell Fishing

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Presented by Matt Gilley, lifelong Harpswell fisherman and Harpswell Selectman.

Matt will show examples of his lobstering tools and oddities such as a clam that grew in a Coke bottle that came up in one of his traps! He’ll talk about the many varieties of seafood here in Harpswell including tuna, scallops and oysters, groundfish, mackerel and more. Born into a lobstering family, Matt will talk about the changes he and his family have seen, going from wooden lobster traps to metal, from unlimited traps to 800. In addition to serving Harpswell as its youngest Selectman, Matt is also a member of seven Town and State committees working on subjects that affect fishing.

Date and Time: Sunday, April 26 at 4 p.m.

Place: Cundy’s Harbor Community Hall, 837 Cundy’s Harbor Road

Free admission and refreshments

For more information please contact harpswellhs@outlook.com

Saturday, August 15, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Neck, Islands and Cundy’s Harbor. See the graves of Harpswell’s Revolutionary War soldiers, ship captains and local characters. Slate, sandstone and granite markers with designs from skulls to anchors and flowers span colonial Harpswell until today. Meet at Town Hall from 11 a.m. until 12 noon for tour booklet and map or pick up at flagged Burying Grounds.

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