Boston after his thirty- seven day journey, the headlines 0f the Boston Globe ran “Made 1500 Miles in 18-Foot Open Boat.” (22) Notes kept by Mrs. Mary Maclnnis of St. Peters, document what Anthony took with him on his voyage:

He had her painted and fitted out in first class condition: furnished with anchor, binnacle and compass, charts, and all necessary equipment for navigation purposes. He put on board a quantity of oil for his engine; also water and provisions for the voyage. Indeed nothing seemed to have been forgotten, and the wonder is how he found room for everything in so small a craft. (23)

Anthony was born on the Fortune Road and, after getting married, moved to the Sparrow Road where he farmed". After his wife died, he moved to Naufrage and fished until his voyage to Boston. Anthony’s niece Margaret Lewis, who grew up in Ashton, recalled:

There were three-Sea Captains in my father’s family, all of whom were captains of vessels. Before going to Boston, Anthony had a shanty at Naufrage. When he left for his trip, he used ten gallons of gas just going around East Point. (24)

Although Margaret recalls Anthony coming home to spend one winter with her family in Ashton, he lived the rest of his life in Boston. He lived at a home for seamen in Chelesa, Mass., and is buried in Boston.

When the lobster fishing industry began, lobsters could be found in great abundance close to the shore. As the numbers of fish depleted, fishermen were forced to go to deeper waters, which required bigger boats. By 1915, the introduction of marine engines had revolutionized the industry. In 1910, 166 inshore boats were equipped with gasoline engines; by 1914 his number has rose to 1,170. (25) The Fishermen’s Union of PEI was formed in 1924.

With new engines and bigger boats, and more sophisticated e(illipment, the industry boomed. In 1955 George Palmer had a thirty— five foot boat built in North Lake at Irving Bakers. George’s son, Michael, rECalled that people waited around all day to see the boat completed as it Was considered “a vessel back then.” (26) Faster transportation, and artificial storage and refrigeration have enabled fishermen to have their 1Obsters to be transported thousands of miles away.

SHIPWRECK POINT LIGHTHOUSE

According to Gerald MacDonald the Naufrage Lighthouse, which Was established in 1913, “has been the focal point of the community.”

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Louis Wilson currently owns this farm.

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