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Interviewee Sort descending | Collection | Description | Interviewer | Date of Interview | Location of Interview | Affiliation |
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Ann Marie Wendt Ziemer | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Ann Marie Wendt Ziemer talks about her experiences with sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. She recalls experiences from her childhood and explains why she wants her children to have similar experiences. She works at Wendt's on the Lake, and talks about some of the changes that she has seen over the years. |
Dick Ristow | Lake Winnebago, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Art Sonnenberg | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Dick Ristow interviews Art Sonnenberg on experiences as a sturgeon fisher and decoy maker. Born in 1916, Sonnenberg tells of using horse and sleigh for fishing. He tells poaching stories, talks of his involvement with Sturgeon for Tomorrow, and of his craft as a decoy maker. |
Dick Ristow | Van Dyne, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Bill McAloon | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Bill McAloon discusses his experiences as a leading member of Sturgeon for Tomorrow and as a sturgeon spearer in an interview conducted by Dick Ristow. He talks about the early days on the Wolf River, helping to train wardens for DNR, illegal fishing practices and negative impact on the lakes, successful decoys, and sharing of fishing tradition with son and grandson. |
Dick Ristow | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Cynthia Wendt | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Cynthia Wendt is interviewed by Dick Ristow about her personal involvement in sturgeon spearing on Lake Winnebago. She tells about the challenges and enjoyment of sturgeon spearing, sharing her most memorable experiences. She talks about the people she has come to know through spearing and those that she met during the years that she owned Wendt’s On the Lake. |
Dick Ristow | Fond du Lac, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
George Schmidt | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
George Schmidt is a woodcarver from Appleton who over the years has carved around 40 sturgeon decoys. In his interview with Dick Ristow, he begins with how he got started carving decoys, and then talks about how the pattern of his decoys evolved. This is followed by a brief explanation of the process and the materials used in making decoys. He continues very briefly with his limited sturgeon spearing experience. George also teaches a few classes a year on carving. |
Dick Ristow | Appleton, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Jerry Neumueller | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Jerry Neumueller talks about his experiences with sturgeon spearing and shares some of his knowledge about the sport. He explains how to find a spot, cutting holes, moving shanties, using decoys, and throwing the spear straight. He also talks about how things have changed over the years. |
Dick Ristow | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Linda Wendt | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Linda Wendt, the owner of Wendt’s On the Lake, talks about her experiences with sturgeon spearing and the impacts of sturgeon spearing on her business. She tells one of her favorite stories and talks about being awarded Wisconsin’s restaurateur of the year. |
Dick Ristow | Van Dyne, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Mike Wendt | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Mike Wendt is interviewed by Dick Ristow about Wendt's on the Lake, his family history in the Lake Winnebago area, shanties and decoys. He reminisces about being allowed to fish for other species of fish during sturgeon spearing season in the past as well. Mike discusses spearing in Michigan one season. |
Dick Ristow | Van Dyne, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Richard Braasch | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Richard Braasch, born in 1935, hails from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and comes from a family of five children. His parents were of German descent, and his father worked at Winnebago State Hospital while also being a handyman mechanic. Braasch's mother was a homemaker who worked part-time at Fernau’s Roadside Market during the summer. Braasch grew up near Lake Winnebago, where he developed a passion for fishing, hunting, and swimming. He began sturgeon fishing with his father at the age of nine and has been an active member of the Sturgeon for Tomorrow organization. |
Dick Ristow | Oshkosh, WI | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum | |
Robert Abraham | People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish |
Robert Jake Abraham, also known as Bob, was born and raised near Lake Winnebago, where he developed a deep connection to fishing and hunting from a young age. His family has a long history in the area, with his father being born just a mile north of their current residence. Robert's family were local dairy farmers, and he dairy farmed for many years before transitioning to fishing and guiding. He has a rich history of sturgeon fishing and guiding and has been involved in the local fishing community for decades. |
Dick Ristow | Unknown | University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Oshkosh Public Museum |