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The Hokensons at Little Sand Bay were one of many commercial fishing families in the area. This pound net boat came from Rocky Island, where a community of fish camps was established in the 1930s. The Olsen, Erickson, Benson, Edwards, Hadland, Nies, and Nelson families all fished Rocky's surrounding waters, and everyone, young and old, pitched in to help. Fishermen often built tools specifically designed for their needs, and this pound net boat, with its flat-bottomed design, provided a stable work platform for harvesting fish from pound nets.
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Russell, Wisconsin · United States