Re: Hey, one more question!

eugene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Eugene Miya) wrote in news:47a8e9b1$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> the salmon Capital of the world.
>>> Left ... Campbell river 
> 
> In article <fast-CD5C8F.09271104022008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> Bruce in alaska  <fast@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>Eugene, your data on the "Salmon Capital of the World" is a bit out of 
>>date. 
> 
> Their claim.
> 
>>The Campbell River doesn't even come close to being the #1 Salmon
>>River in the World, especially recently.... but I guess it does make a 
>>Good Story.....
> 
> Oh, I know all these ad claims are merely Mike's spam.  It likely once
> was Fort Bragg (I think they have still have a Salmon festival).  That
> leaves out OR, WA AK and other parts of .CA or can.*.

I was born in Fort Bragg and don't ever recall the town making that claim.
 
My uncle was a commercial fisherman out of Noyo harbor that for many years

fished for salmon and then moved north to Wa****ngton where he fished for 
black cod and halibut.  The last time I went to the Salmon festival was 
about 20 years ago.  Great food and great fun.
> 
> Similarly Alert Bay claims world's tallest totem pole, compared to one
> at McKinleyville, etc.

The town I live in now (Ithaca, NY) claims to be the birthplace of the ice

cream sundae.  The claim is however disputed by Two Rivers, Wisconsin:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundae

There is a town a bit north of here that claims to be the birthplace of 
Memorial day.