A New Exhibit Will Celebrate an Extinct Maine Seafood Industry
As a high school student looking to make some money over the summer of 1971, Anne Shure had limited options in her hometown of Montville. A shoe factory, poultry plant and fish-packing operation — all of them in Belfast — were the only places looking for workers.
The Stinson Seafood sardine cannery was the only one willing to take Shure on as a trainee. The work reeked and was physically exhausting. Its hours were unreliable because they depended on enough inventory coming in. But Shure, who is now 70, hasn’t forgotten...
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