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For some unexplained reason, on our way back to the cabin after a successful couple of hours on the lake, my thoughts drifted back to my childhood again. This time I was fishing for American Shad from the shore of the Hudson River at Crawbucky Beach. Shad is a salt water fish from the Atlantic Ocean. They are a silver scaled fish with black spots on its back and adult shad often reach the weight of 4 or 5 pounds. Each spring the shad return to the Hudson River to spawn in their ancient hatcheries.
The Sint Sinc Indians were a tribe of Native Americans who lived in the area of Ossining prior to the arrival of the Dutch colonists. Each spring, the blooming of a local bush plant named Amelanchier would signal the arrival of the shad. In turn, the natives would ready themselves by building large fishing baskets to use as nets to trap the once abundant shad.
For centuries, there were two reasons why fishing for shad was popular. Of course, the most important reason being is to feed one’s family. The Sint Sinc would net as many shad as they could then dry them in the fresh spring air. After the moisture evaporates from the fish, the natives would preserve the shad by salting. If the tribe was lucky, the stockpile of fish would last then until the next spawning season. The other reason why shad were so important to the
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I would hail to the gang about the craft’s arrival and Gramps would order me to “hustle my ass” and help Cheese dock the boat. I later found out that I was sent me to the boat club for two reasons. The first was to learn how to tie a proper cleat hitch knot from an expert and second was to meet Willie, Cheese’s son. Gramps knew Willie didn’t have many friends, and in fact neither did I. Gramps figured Willie and I had a lot in common and we would become good pals. It turned out Gramps was right as
Sigurd is more heroic then Gunnar because Sigurd was able to defeat a dragon. Also he accomplished the task of riding through the fire wall surrounding Brunhild’s castle when Gunnar couldn’t do it. Most of Gunnar’s heroic acts were from winning battles in wars. Gunnar would have been heroic like Sigurd if he had accomplished Sigurd’s deeds. This is because being able to ride through a wall of flames and killing a dragon are more impressive heroic acts then winning war battles.
Salmon- large popular game fish, liked for their pink flesh, live in sea but come to freshwater to spawn.
Shalonda is from place to place, from Neshoba County, to Lauderdale County. She left Lauderdale County for several reasons; the maternal grandmother took pictures to the DHS office of the kids being abused, DHS was looking for her, and for other reasons. Shalonda constantly beats the children with her fist, belt and switches. Branderius has old scars on his body, and the reporter notes for the worker to take his clothes off to view them. Branderius has stated that his mother does not love him, and he is going to leave when he’s older. Shalonda also allow her boyfriend to abuse Branderius. Jakavian has sickle cell ‘real bad’. Shalonda took him to the doctor because is stomach was swollen, but she did not tell them the reason it was swollen.
Ahh humidity, the occurrence that makes a thirty degrees feel like a thirty-five and your hair possibly into something that resembles a road sign more than anything else. One way to help tame it is to not shampoo your hair everyday as that removes the natural oils from your hair making it far more likely to puff. Also try to not agitate your hair as much as possible (i.e. over brush or dry to vigorously) as that can damage your hair making it more prone to that frizziness. There are also half a million frizz-fighting hair products out there so, if you need to, try and find one that works for you.
Need something new to read? Check out the Crossroads Library’s Book of the Month Club! Every month there will be a new selection paired with discussion questions. Take one home and try something new. September’s book will be The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson.
Suckley in 1859 as Salmo confluentus, and later Linnaeus gave the Char the genus name Salvelinus. The bull trout’s species name (confluentus), which translates roughly from Latin to mean “flowing together,” presumably refers to the larger rivers and streams which they inhabit (Moyle, 2002). Bull trout are considered char and are native to the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. The historical range of bull trout includes major river basins in the Pacific Northwest at about 41 to 60 degrees North latitude, from the southern limits in the McCloud River in northern California and the Jarbidge River in Nevada to the headwaters of the Yukon River in the Northwest Territories, Canada (Watson, G. and T. Hillman. 1997) More westward the bull trout’s current range includes Puget Sound, various coastal rivers of British Columbia, Canada, and southeast Alaska (Behnke, R. J.
Every city has that one basketball game that everyone goes to. The game that brings the crowd to their feet. That one game that brings thousands of people to the audience, and leave them with something to talk about for the remainder of their lives. Saginaw High vs Arthur Hill boys basketball game is filled with people from all over the state, filled with future NBA players and lots of drama. Saginaw High is located in the poorest and the most dangerous parts of Saginaw,Mi. Just imagine a neighborhood with only three houses on each block and sounds like Fourth of July firecrackers going off every night knowing someone just died. So every year, Saginaw
The sea lamprey destroyed the native fish populations, especially the trout. Previously, trout were harvested greatly by both the United States and Canada from the Great Lakes. Annual catches would often be several million pounds. However, after the lampreys occurrence catches dropped to comparatively
In a bag of skittles there are various flavors such as Lemon, Lime, Grape and Strawberry. When a person eats a bag of skittles there is a 25% chance of eating any one of the candies. However the person who chooses to buy and eat the candy knows that there is a certain flavor that they prefer over the others such as grape. Even though the person enjoys the candy overall they will always have that preference. This experience is similar to picking a college. There are numerous of other colleges that offer the same programs but there is Columbia's unique college experience that draws me into the school. Columbia is my grape skittle. Columbia offers a theater program that involves experience on campus also interacts with the New York environment.
The civil war had been won. “ the victorious North had a celebration (Swanson 5)” President Abraham Lincoln had given a 701 word speech. Nearly all were happy except for John Wilkes Booth, who was furious. He had once plotted to kidnap Lincoln, now he was trying to murder him. On Good Friday morning, April 14, 1865 ( Swanson 9), at Ford’s Theater, Booth had snuck into the president’s box and had shot him with a fatal blow (Swanson 39). As he was escaping into the country, he had encountered an old friend named Doctor Samuel A. Mudd (Swanson 96), who had brought him in for hospitality. He had no knowledge of Booth assassinating President Lincoln. Eventually, Doctor Mudd was sentenced to life in prison for helping John Wilkes Booth. Doctor Samuel A. Mudd should not have been sentenced to life in prison, because he had simply helped John Wilkes Booth without
Due to their location in the desert crops were grown in dry, floodwater, or irrigated feilds. After contact with the Spanish wheat, melons, peaches, and other plants were introduced into their diet, The cottage industry, which included jewlery and pottery, began to become an important source of income for the zunis in the 1920’s. A “ Jewlery Boom” in the 1970’s almost brought an end to substance farming. The Jewlery businesse also effected their trade with other natives. The Zunis used to travel by foot or go by a travois being pulled by dogs to get to trading areas, to trade crops, like wheat , with other Pueblos, Navajo, Apache, and Mexican Indians.
Steelhead fishing in the Pacific Northwest is the most sought-after fish in the entire Northwest and there's no guessing why. This anadromous rainbow trout is one of the hardest fighting fish around, and also one of the most challenging to catch. There's a reason for the old Northwest Anglers saying “10% of the Steelheaders catch 90% of the fish”. These acrobatic fish represent the pinnacle of many of a fisherman's time on Northwest waters. Weather it’s the hatchery run, summer run, or the winter run in the pacific northwest the
One of the many problems the severe water drought has caused has affected many of the animals such as the American river fish, salmon, and steelheads. In the Sacramento Bee the article “Drought Threatens American River Fish” by Matt Weiser explains how the steelhead are threatened species who are about to hatch in the American River, but due to the drought the sunny temperature and the
Thank you so much for this opportunity. Skidmore is one of top schools that I am interested in and I have been wanting to visit it even more since our last meeting. I am truly grateful for this chance to have an immersive experience, so once again thank you for making this possible. In terms of transportation, I think the bus would be the best option for me. I look forward to being on campus.
Ice fishing is such a fun-filled activity. While there are people who find it hard to catch fish on the snowy part of the lake, some people find it very challenging. These people who are up for extra challenge do not mind the difficulty of catching fish from the ice. Ice fishers would also agree that one of the most exciting parts of ice fishing is determining which fishes can be caught under the huge icebergs. Of course, not all the fishes you commonly see in the lake can be caught in ice fishing. There are several types of beautiful fishes that can be seen swimming under the ice. The following are just examples of them: