On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero General Ulysses S. Grant. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches, a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street.
The price of a bushel of male crabs in New York should drop below $40 when landings peak. The company MarylandBlueCrabExpress.com offers a variety of blue crab choices. Here, a bushel of steam blue crabs can cost anywhere from $90 to $155 depending on the size of the crabs.
Fresh Bluefin prices start at near $12 to $15 a pound at a nearby fish market. Bluefin steaks will normally cost more, with reduced prices for frozen. The rod and reel fisherman often revel in the fact that their prize can fetch $5,000 to $7,000 plus at the market.