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WHEEL WATCH: The colorful chaos of Stonington Lobster Boat Races

In the 1980s, Brian Robbins’ summers ‘revolved’ around the classic island event

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WHEEL WATCH: When ‘Jacques Strapp & The Sweat Band’ took centerstage

Brian Robbins and his band became a Fourth of July staple in the 1980’s

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A trip up the Canadian coast leads to fond memories of Stonington—and a call on a public phone to a departed older brother

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‘Keep the deck clean and clear when it’s flat calm and you’ll have a lot better footing when it gets rough’

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A Stonington fisherman reflects on the pros (and cons) of switching from wooden to Styrofoam buoys

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A Stonington fisherman reflects on changes to the average lobsterman’s pickup

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A Stonington fisherman recalls the ‘hybrid’ vehicle sometimes called a ‘Deer Isle clam wagon’

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When a storm is ‘safely out to sea,’ there’s someone in the thick of it

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A Stonington fisherman raised in Clam City recalls the grinding winters of his youth