Men stand in front of big wooden frames and net gear at a Beaver Island fishery, with docks and other waterfront buildings nearby. This looks like the work behind the catch — drying, repairing and storing nets between trips.
Beaver Island’s St. James Harbor was once lined with fishing boats and shoreline industry. A historic net shed built in 1906 at St. James Harbor still stands today as the Beaver Island Marine Museum, a reminder of how central commercial fishing was to island life.
Do you know where on Beaver Island this was taken — or what kind of nets they’re working with here?
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