Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Format

Audio, PDF

Kim Colbeth

This interview with Kim Colbeth, a lifelong resident and former schoolteacher of Swan's Island, Maine, provides a comprehensive insight into the island's history, community, and socioeconomic ...

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Interviewers

Morgan Urban Olivia Jolley Phoebe Wagner

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Swan's Island, Hancock County

Interview Date

10/27/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

Fred Backman

Fred Backman, the Winter Harbor Harbormaster, describes his time on the water from his childhood up through adulthood. This includes lobstering, gillnetting, scalloping, and shrimping. He offers ...

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Interviewers

Camden Hunt Katie Culp

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Winter Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

07/29/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

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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Interviewers

Katie Culp Tiegan Paulson

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Gouldsboro, Hancock County

Interview Date

05/02/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

Bill Horner, a Bar Harbor local and sailor, discusses the way that Bar Harbor and Frenchman Bay have changed in his lifetime. He talks about downtown Bar Harbor in the 1950s and earlier, going into...

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Interviewers

Camden Hunt Katie Culp

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

07/21/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

Sean Todd

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 ...

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Interviewers

Melanie Powers Tiegan Paulson

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

04/24/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

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 ...

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Interviewers

Katie Culp Tiegan Paulson

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

04/18/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

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 ...

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Interviewers

Camden Hunt Katie Culp

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

06/27/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

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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Interviewers

Camden Hunt Katie Culp

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

06/22/2023

Format

Audio, PDF, Photo

Joanna Fogg

Joanna Fogg has lived on Mount Desert Island her whole life, and her time here has involved lobstering, working on yachts, and most recently, oyster farming near the Mount Desert Narrows. Her ...

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Interviewers

Melanie Powers Tiegan Paulson

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

05/05/2023

Format

Audio, PDF

Angela Johnston

Angela Johnston describes her twenty five years of experience working as a marine tour guide for Acadia Whale Watch, Acadia National Park, and the Bar Harbor Whale Watch. She’s seen populations ...

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Interviewers

Katie Culp Tiegan Paulson

Collection

Frenchman Bay Oral History Project

Location

Bar Harbor, Hancock County

Interview Date

05/08/2023

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