What We're Reading: Edward

People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's love affair with an ancient fish

by Kathleen Schmitt Kline, Ron Bruch, Fred Binkowski, and Bob Rashid

Last year did you read the article in the newspaper about the project to build sturgeon spawning beds off the shore of Belle Isle?

If this piqued your curiosity, you have to read this book! It tells the tale of the sturgeons of Lake Winnebago. You will read about the Native Americans who used the fish to survive. White settlers saw the fish as a commodity to be exploited. Sturgeon eggs were harvested and rivaled the fabled Russian caviar. Algonac was a local center of this trade. Overfishing and dams almost killed off the sturgeon. Luckily local fisherman formed a group to protect the sturgeon. They forced the state to study and protect the fish. We are all lucky that the sturgeon is making a comeback. A MUST read for both fishermen and environmentalists!