Claude Verduin and the Lake Michigan fishing industry

Description:: Claude describes in detail commercial fishing in the Great Lakes during the early part of the twentieth century and the industry's demise. Verduin also discusses his political career in detail. He was involved in lobbying for the Saint Lawrence Seaway, served as Director of the Great Lakes Fisheries Development Fund, Mayor of Grand Haven, President of the Michigan Municipal League, and Director of the American Municipal Association. In addition, Verduin managed the Grand Haven Chamber of Commerce for fifteen years and was instrumental in starting fish product research to utilize non-edible fish.
Date Issued:: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:: Michigan State University. Libraries
Collection:: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
Place:: Grand Haven (Mich.)
Subject Topic:: History
Subject Name:: Verduin, Robert and 1908-1990
Subject Genre:: Interviews
Language:: English
Rights:: In Copyright
URL:: https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5sj19r2h