Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industries (Images of America

Maine)

Ranked #15 in Lighthouse

Vinalhaven Island has been the home port of a productive commercial fishing fleet for over 200 years. By 1819, Vinalhaven vessels were fishing for cod and herring from Seal Island all the way to Labrador waters. By 1878, Carver's Harbor was lined with docks, fishhouses, a sail loft, a net factory, and the Lane & Libby fish plant. Throughout the 19th century, boats brought bait, salt, and supplies to Vinalhaven and returned with fish and granite from the island's quarries. Lighthouses at Brown's Head, Heron Neck, Saddleback Ledge, Goose Rock, and Matinicus guided mariners through storms.... more

Similar Books

If you like Vinalhaven Island's Maritime Industries (Images of America, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?