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Michael Crowley

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Michael Crowley is the former Boats & Gear editor for National Fisherman.

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The Liberty, which belongs to Port Clyde, Maine, lobsterman Tony Hooper, was intentionally sunk three times in six weeks in 2016. Photo courtesy Tony Hooper.
The Liberty, which belongs to Port Clyde, Maine, lobsterman Tony Hooper, was intentionally sunk three times in six weeks in 2016. Photo courtesy Tony Hooper.

A brief history of lobstermen’s rage

Peter Buxton at Buxton Boats is building this 31-1/2-foot lobster boat for Kathy Lymburner of Stonington, Maine. Buxton Boats photo.
Peter Buxton at Buxton Boats is building this 31-1/2-foot lobster boat for Kathy Lymburner of Stonington, Maine. Buxton Boats photo.

Smaller wooden lobster boat offers intriguing test for Maine builder

An illustration on the cover of The Fishermen's Memorial & Record Book, published 1873, depicts Gloucester fishing schooners riding out a winter gale.
An illustration on the cover of The Fishermen's Memorial & Record Book, published 1873, depicts Gloucester fishing schooners riding out a winter gale.

Remembering the February gale of 1862

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