In 1969 my hometown of 18,000 had four grocery stores, seven liquor stores and one big box store -- Gibson’s Discount. But in the universe occupied by three Keenan boys, our city had only one of the most important business -- the bait shop. When you spent all day everyday outdoors like we did, you defined your self worth by what you could catch, clean and have mom deep fat fry.
When Bait Shops Ruled the Universe