Caption: Lake Superior herring
Lake Superior herring 

The story of Lake Superior herring

Series: North Woods Phenology
From: WTIP
Length: 00:07:12

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When Scandinavian immigrants came to the north shore, they brought with them remembrances of herring fishing in the oceans. Lake Superior herring are not the same fish, but they served the same purpose. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about lake herring today and in history. Read the full description.

Lakesuperiorherring_small When Scandinavian immigrants came to the north shore, they brought with them remembrances of herring fishing in the oceans. Lake Superior herring are not the same fish, but they served the same purpose. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about lake herring today and in history.

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Piece Description

Intro and Outro

INTRO:

When Scandinavian immigrants came to the north shore, they brought with them remembrances of herring fishing in the oceans. Lake Superior herring are not the same fish, but they served the same purpose. Jay Andersen of WTIP North Shore Community Radio spoke to local naturalist Chel Anderson about lake herring today and in history.

OUTRO:

North woods naturalist interviews with Chel Anderson can be found on the Boreal homepage and on our website at wtip.org.