Ontario Community Newspapers

Lake Superior's Rugged Shores Produce 84 Years Of Happiness

Publication
Chronicle-Journal (Thunder Bay), 17 Dec 1973
Description
Media Type
Newspaper
Description
Joseph King, 84 ; resides at Dawson Court ; reminiscing ; born 1889 on Caribou Island ; commercial fisherman, retiring in 1955 ; fisherman out of Rossport ; part of lighthousekeeping families on Point Porphry and Slate Island for several years ; witnessed grounding of yacht Gunilda ; as fisherman worked as a hired hand ; 40-pound lake trout commonplace ; to obtain licence had to guarantee a supply of lake trout spawn; composed poem ; wife Delena Legault ; photo, poem
Notes
Full text available in Newspaper Clipping File
File subject: LF - Thunder Bay - Biography - King, Joseph
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Date of Publication
17 Dec 1973
Subject(s)
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 48.4001 Longitude: -89.31683
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