Glenn Libby & Toni Small

01/17/22 • 57 min

Guests for this edition of Conversations from the Pointed Firs are Glenn Libby and Antonia Small, authors of the book "Caught: Time, Place, Fish". Glenn is a working fisherman, proprietor of Port Clyde Fresh Catch, and an advocate for fishing policy in Maine; Toni is a photographer, educator and ocean advocate. In this episode they discuss their book, portraits and essays on fisheries and fishers, an essential aspect of the spirit of Maine.

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Lincon Paine

Peter Neill’s guest this month is Lincoln Paine, maritime historian and, author of "The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World", and “Down East: An Illustrated History of Maritime Maine”. This is a fascinating discussion about the history of our coastal places in Maine--from the days when England declared every white pine in the State to be the King’s property, to the future of Maine’s coasts—from industry to how and where we go for recreation and renewal.

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