Notes for: Johannes Bengston
From: Bruce and Mary Haarmann [bhaarmann at hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, September 6, 2021
Subject: more WI info
From www.harveyhadlund.com, a list of commercial fishermen of the Bayfield area:
BODIN, ADOLPH A brother of J.O. Bodin and Elmer Bodin. Fished for many years from Houghton Point.
BODIN, CLARE W. Son of J.O. Bodin, and active in the fishery during the 1940s.
BODIN, ELMER Had a poundnet and gillnet operation out of Houghton Point, north of Washburn, Wis.
BODIN, EVER W. (1899-1969) Operated out of Big Bay on Madeline Island. Fished his entire life up until he retired. Was the only local fisherman to order a new steel fish tug, a 42 footer, from Burger Boat Co.
BODIN, GLENN Son of Adolph Bodin, and fished with his father for many years.
BODIN, J. OSCAR One of the early operators at Houghton Point.
BODIN, JEFFREY A son of Richard Bodin, and presently managing the Bodin Fisheries plant at Bayfield. Fished smelt during the spring run, and also operated their trawler for a short time.
BODIN, LOUIS Had poundnet operations at Houghton Point and Long Island in the early years of the last Century. Was the father of Ever W. Bodin.
BODIN, MICHAEL The son of William Bodin, worked with his father during his youth, before enlisting in the U.S. Navy.
BODIN, RICHARD A son of Elmer Bodin. Worked in the family operation during his early years. Took over Management of Bodin Fisheries at Bayfield, after the death of his brother, Roger.
BODIN, ROGER A son of Elmer Bodin, he took over the wholesale operation after his father had to retire for health reasons. Managed the Bodin Fisheries plant at Bayfield from 1963 until his death in a plane crash in 1972.
BODIN, THEODORE (1912-1998) Son of J.O. Bodin, and a fisherman for most of his early years.
BODIN, WILLIAM (1924-2009 ) After 6 years in the U.S. Navy, fished for many year. The son of Ever W. Bodin. He sold his boat to a Lake Michigan fisherman when he retired in 1986. SEE BOAT
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