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Big Brownie – The O’Fish’al Story

This documentary video about the Brown Trout Festival in Alpena, Mich., was produced by Madlawmedia video production services (2016). Video documentary is described by Madlawmedia as follows:

The o’fish’al story of the Michigan Brown Trout Festival and the tenacious people of Alpena, Michigan who make it happen year after year. Official selection of the Thunder Bay International Film Festival (2016), and the Green Bay Film Festival (2016). DVD copies including three Special Feature short films can be purchased at Great Lakes Divers, Olivet Books, the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, or the Jesse Besser Museum, all located in Alpena, Michigan. For more information, or to order a copy outside of Alpena, please contact us at madlawmedia.com.

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Big Brownie

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