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Volume CXXXIII, Number 2 |
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The perfect lecture
CARLY SMITH
STAFF WRITER
Swordfishing boat captain and real-life Perfect Storm character Linda Greenlaw will share stories of her experiences during Friday's Common Hour. Tenacious Greenlaw, who may be one of the only females to captain a swordfishing boat, captained the Hannah Boden, sister ship to the Perfect Storm's doomed Andrea Gail. Presently Greenlaw continues her career aboard a fishing boat, lobstering more tranquil inshore waters, and has also launched a writing career.
The Hungry Ocean, Greenlaw's first book and the title of her Common Hour talk describes the 30-day commercial fishing voyage during which the legendary "perfect storm" hit. Her second book, The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island, portrays Greenlaw's current lifestyle as a lobsterman in the small community on Isle au Haut, Maine.
Maine native, Colby graduate, and "one of the best sea captains, period, on the East Coast," Linda Greenlaw will surely have unique stories to share with the Bowdoin Community. Today, Friday, September 19, 12:30, Pickard Theater.
Next Week: Tom Chappell, founder and CEO of Tom's of Maine natural personal care products, will share his experience leading a business with a unique philosophy.
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