We had the privilege to offload the Phyllis a at our dock in East Gloucester. The Arnold brothers are among the classiest men the fishing industry has ever seen.
On Saturday, August 14th from 10AM to 2PM at the Gloucester Marine Railways, Rocky Neck, we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of a group of fishermen from Charleviox, Michigan bringing gill net fishing to Gloucester and the whole East Coast.
They were called "the Michigan Bears" and the man who built the fishing vessel Phyllis A. was their leader.
The Phyllis A. is the oldest fishing boat in Gloucester Harbor (1 year older then Adventure) and she fished for the Arnold Family, out of Gloucester, for 75 years before becoming a museum ship over seen by the Phyllis A. Marine Association, a non-profit organization.
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Good Morning Gloucester 