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Smile, you’re on TV … in Germany
July 8th, 2010 at Thu, 8th, 2010 at 1:02 pm by Tad Sooter
A month ago German journalist Michael McGlinn typed three words into a Google search bar.
Seattle. Fishing. Weird.
“I got ‘geoduck’ and this place,” McGlinn said Wednesday, standing on the beach at Point Julia on Port Gamble Bay.
Spurred by zany search engine results, McGlinn and a crew from Hamburg-based mareTV are spending time learning the customs of the Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe. A feature on the tribe will air sometime this fall on the German station, which showcases maritime communities around the world.
When McGlinn began internet research he was hoping for a story about native fishing. The S’Klallam tribe seemed a safe bet, but McGlinn’s crew soon learned the tribe isn’t fishing much this time of year. Instead, the three-man crew will spend its time crabbing and filming preparations for Tribal Journeys.
“They’ve been great,” McGlinn said of his hosts.
This won’t be the S’Klallam Tribes television debut. Food Network’s Extreme Cuisine host Jeff Corwin stopped in Port Gamble last year to sample native fare.
Tad Sooter Tad Sooter is the editor of the Kingston Community News and covers the north end of the Kitsap Peninsula for the North Kitsap Herald. Follow him on facebook and reach him by e-mail or at (360) 779-4464.
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