The festival submission includes Chapters One, Two and Six of the documentary “Lost But Not Forgotten, A History of Commercial Fishing on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior and Isle Royale. The entire film is presented in 3 Parts, including 9 Chapters:

LOST BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
A History of Commercial Fishing On Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale

Part One
Chapter One: Lost But Not Forgotten. An introduction to the film.

Chapter Two: The American Fur Company Fishing Experiment. An exploration of the
commercial fishing efforts on the North Shore and Isle Royale undertaken in the early
1800s by the American Fur Company.

Chapter Three: Ojibwe. The story of how land on the North Shore and Isle Royale was
appropriated by the United States government from the Lake Superior Ojibwe people.
Part Two

Part Two
Chapter Four: A New Scandinavia. The story of Norwegian and Swedish immigration to
the North Shore and Isle Royale.

Chapter Five: A Fish House Every Half Mile. The story of the golden age of commercial
fishing on the North Shore and Isle Royale, 1920-1940.

Chapter Six: Northwesterlies. Stories of the risks encountered by commercial fisherman
as they fished from small boats on the largest freshwater lake in the world.
Part Three

Part Three
Chapter Seven: The Collapse. The story of the collapse of the Lake Trout and Herring
fisheries during the 1950s.

Chapter Eight: Recovery For Some. Exploration of the gradual recovery of the North
Shore and Isle Royale fisheries and the emergence of the competing sport fishing
industry.

Chapter Nine: An Uncertain Future. A discussion of what might be the future of
commercial fishing on the North Shore and Isle Royale.