THE ALASKA FISHERMEN'S MUSEUM

Throwbacks to a Golden Age of Northwest Boats

The Last of the Windships. The Great Star Fleet in 1934

Safety Drill Aboard the Siberian Sea

Westward Departs for the South Pacific

The Sockeye Salmon Story. Alaska Fishing History

Victoria Wooden Boat Festival

Last Vestige of the Mosquito Fleet: Virginia V in Drydock

Captain Dave Shoemaker, The Story of the Galaxy

Southeast Alaska Seiners Association 30-Seccond Spot

Southeast Alaska Seiners Association, 60-Second Spot

The Salmon Market: Challenge and Opportunity

Living and Working on the Last Frontier

Trident Whitefish Batter & Breading Division

Working for Trident, Revised 1997

Seattle Marine Business Corporation. Harvesting Distant Waters

Interview with Marine Resources Company Founder Jim Talbot

An Interview with Fishing Industry Pioneer Konrad Uri

Soviets Tour the Pike Place Market During the Cold War

Interview with Crab Pioneer John Sjong

Another Interview with Fish Czar Clem Tillion

At Sea Processor Starbound, Bering Sea 2006

Westward Returns from Circumnavigating the North Pacific

Captain Dave Shoemaker Recounts the Fire on the Galaxy

Early Alaska Cruise Aboard the Westward

Educator, fisherman, raconteur...Syd Wright served as Petersburg's unofficial historian, captivating visitors with his wit and eloquence. Syd Wright's Alaska preserves his tales for all time. Hear his vivid descriptions of the region's ancestral people, the Tlingit, their art and culture; of Alaska's European discovery by an emissary of Tsar Peter the Great; of the region's surprising role in the conclusion of the American Civil War; of the public treasure that emerged from the discourse between John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt; of Alaska's investiture as the 49th State of the Union; of the region's astonishingly rich fisheries and the people and communities that depend on them; of its land, its creatures, its abundance and its beauty. A tribute to the art of storytelling, this program is a gem the whole family will enjoy.

In Seattle in 1911, the fishing vessel Tordenskjold slid down the ways at a little shipyard in the Scandinavian community of Ballard. Of all the events that transpired 100 years ago, the Tordenskjold is one that endures. Remarkably, as she celebrates her centennial, she is neither relic nor museum piece. The Tordenskjold leads a small fleet of hard working commercial fishing schooners that compete head to head with modern boats on the Alaska fishing grounds. Now, a 30-minute PBS style documentary celebrates the old schooners and their extraordinary history. Produced by John Sabella, the program is sponsored by the nearly 100-year-old organizations that represent the halibut schooners and their deckhands: the Fishing Vessel Owners Association and Deep Sea Fisherman's Union of the Pacific.

VIGNETTES

Golden Alaska Northern Operations, 1990s Era

Aleutian Spray Fisheries Corporation, Alaska Operations

Working Aboard the F/V Northern Glacier, 1996

Wild Salmon Market and Chinooks Restaurant, Fisherman's Terminal

Trident Anacortes, Washington Seafood Processing Plant

Interview with Carl Wedlund, Lifelong Anacortes Resident

Interview with Anacortes Dory Fisherman David Wright

Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association

Building Wooden Boats at South Seattle Community College

Interview with Bob Thorstenson, Sr.

The Great Bear of Southern Alaska, Church Family Films

Interview with Salmon Seiner Bob Thorstenson, Jr.

Interview with Klawock Native Fisherman Leo Woods

Interview with Juneau Gillnet Fisherman Jev Shelton

Interview with Icicle Seafoods Company Executive John Woodruff

Interview with Seafood Processor Tommy Thompson

Interview with Grant Trask. Trolling on the Hazel B

Interview with Syd Wright. The Bard of Petersburg

Stan Tarrant Talks About Alaska Salmon Fish Traps

Marine Construction and Design Co.. Interview with Peter Schmidt

Interview with Alaska King Crab Pioneer Cap Thomsen

Helge Thordarson Describes the Nuts and Bolts of Reef Netting