Overview
A celebration of a noble food fish and a celebration of those who harvest it, those who prepare it, and those who enjoy it. In the upper Great Lakes region, lake whitefish is what summer memories are made of. Anyone who has pulled off the side of the road to purchase fresh smoked whitefish wrapped in paper, ordered a basket of fried whitefish and fries at a diner, simply enjoyed smoked whitefish on a cracker, or savored a steaming bowl of whitefish chowder on a chilly day, will understand the role that whitefish plays in our lives. This book is a celebration of a great and noble food fish that has provided sustenance for a thousand years or more to inhabitants of North America. But this book is more than just about the fish. It is really about a whitefish culture. It is about the many, many people whose lives revolve around lake whitefish: the people who harvest it and process it, the people who smoke it, the people who prepare it, the people who sell it, and, yes, the people who eat it, and will go out of their way to buy it. Enjoy the journey!
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey K Leestma
Publisher: Mission Point Press
Imprint: Mission Point Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.218kg
ISBN: 9781968761295
ISBN 10: 1968761292
Pages: 116
Publication Date: 03 April 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
""In his book, Whitefish: A Journey to Discover the Greatest Fish of the Great Lakes, Jeffrey Leestma invites readers to join him on a pilgrimage to enjoy and discover more about the 'King' of Great Lakes commercial fish. He travels through Wisconsin and Michigan as he meets some of the multigenerational families who keep alive the colorful culture of Great Lakes commercial fishing. Visiting smokehouses and processing rooms, he finds not factory operations but a labor of love. This book, too, is a labor of love. Leestma has created something that's part travelogue, part scientific inquiry, part culinary adventure (and cookbook), and a rallying cry to sustain the environmental health of the waters that bring us this irreplaceable fish. He's excellent company as you travel along the 'Whitefish Road.'"" -Amanda Holmes, executive director, Fishtown Preservation Society, Leland, Michigan
Author Information
Jeffrey K. Leestma is a retired communications executive in the automotive industry. He lives in northern Michigan with easy access to Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, and Lake Superior, as well as the fresh whitefish those lakes provide. This is his third book.
