This weekend, January 29-30, 2010 the Fishtown Preservation Society’s executive director, Amanda Holmes, will be attending the Michigan Fish Producers Association Convention.  Despite the name, those connected with commercial fishing from all around the Great Lakes come, as it is the only gathering of its kind!  Several organizations such as Michigan Sea Grant and Michigan Department of Natural Resources will present on topics such as Asian Carp in the Great Lakes and Recruitment Dynamics of Lake Whitefish in Lake Michigan.  Amanda will give a presentation on How Fishtown Can Help Great Lakes Commercial Fishermen.  Return to our blog next week to learn details about the convention.

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Come help us celebrate the Joy and the Janice Sue catching whitefish and chubs again! Explore the fish tugs and learn more about the past and present of fishing and the Great Lakes from commercial fishermen, Michigan Sea Grant, the Inlands Seas Educational Association, and the Leelanau Scenic Heritage Route. Share in the festivities while listening to the music of Blind Dog Hank and enjoying a bowl of the Bluebird’s Whitefish Chowder.

Historic Fishtown

10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Fish Tug Tours – History – Great Lakes Stewardship – Whitefish Chowder – Music

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Results:

1. Matt Tweardy 18:12

2. Mark Smith 19:14

3. Mark Jasinski 20:17

4. Luke Nesbitt 20:42

5. Caleb Korson 21:06

6. Ashley Wharton 21:14

7. Chris Gordon 21:21

8. Alex Edgley 21:25

9. Julie Ann Alpers 22:10

10. Travis John Smith 22:14

11. Patrick Kersch 22:28

12. Nick Johnson 22:51

13. Caroline Linquist 22:52

14. Thomas Becker 23:11

15. Kyle Eastis 23:16

16. Erin Sneed 23:17

17. David Todd Thomas 23:17

18. Jim Wyson 23:22

19. Maeve Burns 23:27

20. Becky Gordon 23:29

21. Dawson French 23:42

22. Philip Kersch 23:45

23. Jamie Lynn Prainito 23:59

24. Drew Peterson 24:38

25. Roger Burgess 24:55

26. Carl Ferguson 25:02

27. Michael Greer 25:10

28. Don Marik 25:22

29. Pegg Elscott 25:28

30. Chris McKisson 25:38

31. Karen Siegmund 25:41

32. Preston Cory 25:42

33. Jake Wallach 25:45

34. Jeff Gordon 26:04

35. Brad Almquist 26:06

36. Amy Schaljo 26:16

37. Rebecca Alonzi 26:46

38. Frank Petty 27:02

39. Kory Cavanaugh 27:14

40. Neal Cory 27:35

41. David Kersch 27:44

42. Royce Beers 27:45

43. Andy Ragains 27:52

44. Scott Almquist 27:54

45. Danny Magrini 27:58

46. Maggie Magrini 28:09

47. Carolyn Kovash-Nelson28:19

48. Kristina Meyer 28:30

49. Erica Hall 28:41

50. Clare Schaljo 28:44

51. Walker French 28:46

52. Amy Kapple 28:47

53. Sarah Carter 29:28

54. Joanna Rogers 29:34

55. Nancy Steel 29:46

56. Ryan Eardley 29:52

57. Pete Eardley 29:53

58. Mary McKisson 29:54

59. Allan McKisson 29:57

60. Laura Powers 30:01

61. Jeff Oberlies 30:07

62. Katie Garratt 30:08

63. Susan Revels 30:11

64. Ranson Becker 30:14

65. Knox Heslop 30:17

66. Ann Crane 30:23

67. KK Heslop 30:38

68. Tom Paine 30:53

69. Meg Brossy 30:54

70. Peter Gilligan 30:55

71. Claire Edgley 30:58

72. Karen Edgley 30:58

73. Andrea MaKarauskas 31:40

74. Alwyn Gosling 31:44

75 Maggie McKisson 31:47

76. Robbie Magrini 31:55

77. Allison Daniels 32:09

78. Wilson Wheeler 32:18

79. Philip Brossy 32:41

80. Amy Coleman 32:43

81. Neil Coleman 32:44

82. Charlie Barcey 33:01-+

83. Karla Constantine 33:14

84. Angie Petty 33:14

85. Amy Ferguson 33:29

86. Stephanie Duckmann 33:39

87. Katherine Edgley 33:48

88. Alex VonJena 33:51

89. Abigail Barton 33:52

90. Tom Barton 33:54

91. Jane Kiernan 33:55

92. Kerry Satterwhite 34:01

93. Laura Burke 34:01

94. Jerry MacLean 34:05

95. Katie Kattelus 34:06

96. Elizabeth Munoz 34:36

97. Jane Ragains 35:21

98. Maggie Carter 35:22

99. John Westol 35:31

100. Ellie French 35:32

101. Lauren Boesel 35:40

102. Tess Edgley 35:42

103. Kaitlin Burt 36:29

104. Betsy O'Niel 36:30

105. Jane Miller 37:33

106. Charles Brossy 37:36

107. William Watkins 37:42

108. Leon Baehre 38:54

109. Ella Wilkinson 38:55

110. Libby Wilkinson 38:56

111. Kathryn Meyer 38:59

112. Anne Steele 39:15

113. Taylor Oberlies 39:20

114. Hilary Oberlies 39:22

115. Michael Mustain 41:04

116. Rachel Nelson 41:39

117. Robin Ragains 41:58

118. Jeff Ragains 41:59

119. Libby Mustain 42:02

120. Jody Lahring 42:21

121. Cameron Lahring 42:23

122. Ellen Gilligan 43:35

123. Linda Srietmann 43:35

124. Patty VonJena 43:43

125. Peggy Gauthier 44:00

126. Mary Ellen Marik 44:00

127. Julie Boesel 44:06

128. Libby French 44:07

129. Dorothy Mustaine 44:09

130. William Kersch 46:06

131. Patty Kersch 46:42

132. Amy Byerle 46:42

133. Grace Keeble 46:47

134. Lynn Hayes 46:52

135. Kay Rogers 48:09

136. Pat Gast 49:07

137. Peter Gast 49:08

138. Mary Skrocki 49:50

139. Sally Jelinek 49:51

140. Linda Shad 49:56

141. Lydia Klein 50:05

142. Danielle Springer 50:06

143. Kristi Dockter 51:13

144. Sandy Sebert 51:14

145. Alec Stanley 51:17

146. William Blatz 51:18

147. Kelly Hall 51:48

148. Nancy Radcliffe 51:49

149. John Hall 51:52

150. Kit Wyson 51:53

151. Nancy Fehr 51:55

152. Cindy Ortner 51:56

153. Nancy Mogle 51:57

154. Tucker Trimble 52:00

155. Kate Rogers 52:01

156. Caroline Blatz 52:02

157. James Blatz 52:03

158. Brooke Garrett 52:04

159. Mary Booth Stanley 52:05

160. Phil Burk 52:06

161. Matt Chandler 52:07

162. Mary Heddens 52:13

163. Donna Steele 52:14

164. Vicki MacLean 52:15

165. Helen Becker 52:16

166. Catherine Klein 52:19

167. Karin Springer 52:20

168. Denise Swy 53:12

169. Chelsea Flieger 53:13

170. Edward Collins 53:17

171. Becky Ann Gordon 53:19

172. Jeff MacMillan 53:24

173. Susan Oliver 53:27

174. Brooke Vestal 53:28

175. Debbie Burt 54:05

176. Allison Otvos 54:07

177. Amy Markham 54:08

178. Scott Otvos 54:14

179. Hunter Vestal 54:16

180. Barbara Varley 55:13

181. Hark Hearne 55:20

182. Alison Murphy 55:47

188. Charlie Boesel 55:48

189. Sara Bidlingmeyer 55:49

190. Margie Beers 55:50

191. Norma Campo 55:51

192. Wendy McKay 55:52

193. Mary Bolan 55:56

194. Pattie Coffard 56:17

195. Tracy McKenna 56:42

196. Cheryl Robinson 56:43

197. Francis Strietmann 56:44

198 - 203 Unsigned Bibs

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The Fishtown Preservation Society is providing a unique experience for Fishtown friends. On July 30^th from 7:00-10:00pm Fishtown will be hosting a special fundraising event where you can help ensure the preservation and restoration of the shanties a window or a shingle at a time. Come with your friends and family and pitch in to pay for a window, half a roof, or part of the Diversions building new shingle siding! It will be an evening full of music, local food and beverages, and lots of colorful Fishtown history. Please continue to check our blog for more information about the event.

Tickets are $30 each and are on sale now. Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of Fishtown’s future.

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“For the Joy of It” is the title of the Fishtown Preservation Society’s 2008 fall/winter newsletter, and for good reason. People love the Fishtown tugs and like to check in on them as if asking after old friends. Because of this, there have been a lot of questions about the tugs lately, from “Will the Joy and the Janice Sue ever fish again?” to “Why aren’t the tugs docked on the river any more?” The fact is that they are currently at the Northport Bay Boat Yard getting some much-needed TLC.

Fishtown would not be Fishtown without the Joy and the Janice Sue . The two tugs and commercial fishing are as much a part of Fishtown as the weathered shanties and docks on the Leland River. The Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS) is determined to get the tugs out fishing again in 2009. But we need your help to make this happen.  Please donate to the Tug Lover's Fund.

In September 2008, the tugs were sailed to Northport so they could be lifted from the water for dry-dock inspections. As a result, we learned how much work they need to ensure their safe operation and longevity. Back in 2006, FPS was concerned about Saving Fishtown for the benefit of the region, knowing that we were taking on an incredible responsibility as Fishtown’s stewards. We now face that the tugs, like the site, require major repairs for their preservation.

To learn more about the tugs’ September 24, 2008 journey to Northport, click on the link to an article in our latest newsletter. . Newsletter Article - Still Fishing

The Leelanau Enterprise recently published an article about the work currently being done on the tugs. You can read it by going to their website at "A shipshape goal for 2 historic tugs"

Many of Fishtown’s supporters have been asking about the Joy and the Janice Sue . Because of this interest, FPS will offer regular tug updates on our blog until the tugs are ready to fish again this spring.

• The Janice Sue has had her exterior hull sandblasted, epoxy-coated, and painted, a new fuel tank designed, her engine overhauled, her cabin stabilized (to be completely rebuilt at a later date), and other repairs are being addressed.
• The Joy has had extensive welding and hull-stabilization work completed, sandblasted, epoxy-coated, painted, a new fuel tank designed, and is currently having equipment reinstalled.

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Do you have 'junk' that could be someone else's 'treasure'? Sell it on eBay and support your favorite cause, Fishtown, at the same time!

The benefits to you:
By selling on eBay and selecting Fishtown Preservation Society as your cause, your item stands out by showing a special charity ribbon next to it, you spread the word about your favorite cause, and get rewarded for your generosity.

Simply list an item on eBay, select Fishtown Preservation Society to benefit, and choose the percentage you want to give. When your item sells, MissionFish will collect your donation, send it to the Fishtown Preservation Society, and provide you with a tax receipt. Learn more by clicking on the link below:

eBay Giving Works

Current items on eBay Giving Works for Fishtown Preservation Society

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