"The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery" (Documentary & Discussion)

Join us for a fascinating true story that engages the audience in a battle for the survival of the largest freshwater ecosystem on Earth, the Great Lakes. The Petoskey District Library will host a special showing of the documentary film, “The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery,” at the Crooked Tree Arts Center theater on Saturday, August 2, at 5:00pm. Following the film, we'll have a discussion with the director, Lindsey Haskin, along with other experts on the subject.

The documentary, narrated by Oscar-winning actor J.K. Simmons, follows the remarkable people tackling the mystery of why the lakes' most prized fish nearly vanished, destroying jobs and businesses, and devastating towns, tribal communities, and First Nations across the region. Overfishing, dam building and industrial dumping had already decimated fish populations in parts of the Great Lakes, but when fish began disappearing far from industrial cities, scientists discovered what proved to be the most destructive marine species to ever invade the Great Lakes. Their tenacious search for a way to control it continues to influence the Great Lakes region’s economic fortunes and sounds a warning about the future of natural resources.

The event is free to the public. Please enter the theater from Crooked Tree Arts Center's Division Street entrance.

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