Caption: Early North Shore commercial fisherman with children and lake trout., Credit: Photo courtesy of the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
Image by: Photo courtesy of the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum 
Early North Shore commercial fisherman with children and lake trout. 

Remembering the Fishing Life: North Shore commercial fisherman Walter Sve

Series: Moments In Time
From: WTIP
Length: 00:10:38

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Walter Sve is a 3rd generation North Shore commercial fisherman based near Two Harbors, Minnesota. In this segment of WTIP North Shore Community Radio's ongoing historical series, "Moments in Time," Sve talks with Art Fenstad of the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum in Tofte, part of the museum's ongoing series "Remembering the Fishing Life." Read the full description.

Vt-technique2_small Walter Sve is a 3rd generation North Shore commercial fisherman based near Two Harbors, Minnesota. In this segment of WTIP North Shore Community Radio's ongoing historical series, "Moments in Time," Sve talks with Art Fenstad of the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum in Tofte, part of the museum's ongoing series "Remembering the Fishing Life."

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Intro and Outro

INTRO:

Moments in Time is a historical series produced by WTIP North Shore Community Radio, highlighting the people, places, and events of the North Shore region. This edition of Moments in Time features 3rd generation North Shore Commercial fisherman Walter Sve. He was recorded at the North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum in Tofte; part of the museum's speaker series "Remembering the Fishing Life." He talks with museum board member Art Fenstad.

OUTRO:

To hear this and other segments of WTIP North Shore Community Radio's ongoing series Moments in Time, visit wtip.org. Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Additional Credits

Support for this feature comes from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.