Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

College of the AtlanticSwan's Island Historical Society

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Fred Backman

On July 29, 2023, Camden Hunt and Katie Culp interviewed Fred Backman in Winter Harbor, Maine, for the Frenchman Bay Oral History Project. Backman, a lifelong resident of Winter Harbor and the ...

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July 29, 2023

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Mike Cronin and Janeeka Anderson

Mike Cronin and Janeeka Anderson describe their experiences as long-time clammers living in Gouldsboro. Mike tells about near misses and close calls during his time scallop diving, as well as his ...

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May 2, 2023

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Tiegan PaulsonKatie Culp

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Bill Horner

On July 21, 2023, Camden Hunt and Katie Culp interviewed Bill Horner in Bar Harbor, Maine, for the Frenchman Bay Oral History Project. Bill Horner, a lifelong resident of Bar Harbor, was born on ...

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July 21, 2023

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Tiegan PaulsonMelanie Powers

Sean Todd tells about his time on Frenchman Bay as a professor of oceanography at College of the Atlantic. He grew up in London, and only moved here from Newfoundland after finishing graduate school. ...

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April 24, 2023

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Rustin Taylor

Rustin Taylor describes his experiences as an glass eel fisherman and his perception of changes in Frenchman Bay’s seasonal climate. He shares a story about his father fishing for smelt on bay ice ...

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April 18, 2023

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Katie CulpTiegan Paulson

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Toby Stephenson

Toby Stephenson, a College of the Atlantic alum from 1998, has spent many years on the waters from Frenchman Bay, from working on whale watch vessels to being the Director of Marine Operations at COA ...

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June 27, 2023

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Josh Kane

Josh Kane was born in Bar Harbor and has lived on Mount Desert Island his whole life. Josh talks about lobstering, shrimping, scalloping, and halibut-fishing on Frenchman Bay and the changes he has ...

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June 22, 2023

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Tiegan PaulsonMelanie Powers

Joanna Fogg

On May 5, 2023, Tiegan Paulson and Melanie Powers interviewed Joanna Fogg in Bar Harbor, Maine, for the Frenchman Bay Oral History Project. Fogg, a lifelong resident of Mount Desert Island, is the ...

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May 5, 2023

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Angela Johnston

On May 12, 2023, Tiegan Paulson and Katie Culp interviewed Angela Johnston at the College of the Atlantic for the Frenchman Bay Oral History Project. Angela Johnston, a marine tour guide with 25 years...

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May 8, 2023

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Tiegan PaulsonKatie Culp

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