A Family Tradition... in Alaska and Minnesota
Rogotzkes have been making their way to Alaska for salmon fishing ever since 1982. Following the path of his brother, Dave bought a boat and permit with the help of his father. Every June and July was then spent gill-netting for sockeye and king salmon in Bristol Bay, where salt water merges with fresh. Years later, his three children - Katie, Leah, and Matt - each found themselves crewing as deckhands, and this tradition continues today.
When people caught word of the salmon that Dave fished for each summer, he began to bring home to Minnesota a few extra boxes of this tasty and freshly caught fish. One thing led to another and soon he began to supply salmon, halibut, and cod all over Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Never one to sit around, Dave also looked for the natural bounty around him in his home base of Duluth. Finding a large stand of maple trees on his land, he began tapping the trees for sap and hanging buckets from each spigot. While this also began small, the maple production morphed into a vast network of tubing between trees powered by gravity and a couple well-placed pumps. Each spring, when the days are thawing and nights are freezing, you will find Dave and friends walking amongst the maples inspecting lines, boiling maple sap into syrup, or bottling this liquid gold for larger distribution.
From our family to yours, we hope you enjoy these gifts from the sea and the trees!
When people caught word of the salmon that Dave fished for each summer, he began to bring home to Minnesota a few extra boxes of this tasty and freshly caught fish. One thing led to another and soon he began to supply salmon, halibut, and cod all over Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Never one to sit around, Dave also looked for the natural bounty around him in his home base of Duluth. Finding a large stand of maple trees on his land, he began tapping the trees for sap and hanging buckets from each spigot. While this also began small, the maple production morphed into a vast network of tubing between trees powered by gravity and a couple well-placed pumps. Each spring, when the days are thawing and nights are freezing, you will find Dave and friends walking amongst the maples inspecting lines, boiling maple sap into syrup, or bottling this liquid gold for larger distribution.
From our family to yours, we hope you enjoy these gifts from the sea and the trees!