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Katherine V & Our Fisheries Heritage

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Visit the Besser Museum to experience this history and see the Katherine V for yourself. 

For a Video Tour of the Katherine V narrated by Clarence "Tuffy" Cross, click the link below.

 

Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail: 

Katherine V a lone survivor and fishing legend

By Brandon Schroeder

 

  A new Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Trail offers an opportunity to explore the past, present and future of the lakes through the lens of fish and fishing (see Part 1, series introduction). In this article, we visit Alpena, Michigan and the Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan to explore commercial fishing heritage of northern Lake Huron as told through the historic commercial fishing vessel, the Katherine V.

 

  Read the rest of the article:  here

To donate to the Great Lakes Fisheries Heritage Exhibit, click the link below,  or call us at

989-356-2202.

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Preservation and Restoration

of the Katherine V

Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan  |  989-356-2202  |  491 Johnson Street, Alpena, MI 49707
SUMMER HOURS: 10am to 4pm MON - SAT  |  
CLOSED ON SUNDAYS

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