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Karen Galema, Mississippi River fisherman [video]

Karen Galema in her life has been a fisherman, an…

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Introducing The Shantyboat Guys!

A few years ago when I was working on the…

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Artist and shantyboat captain Wes Modes relaxes in the johnboat on the Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minnesota. — Fellow Workers

I was sitting with Jeremiah in the Donboat under a…

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Louise and the Winona Backwaters

A promised date with Louise results in a shantyboat tour…

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