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When The Susquehanna River Ran With Eel

 When The Susquehanna River Ran With Eel

Stone walls stretching into the river. Wooden eel baskets waiting in the current. And fishermen watching for a creature that had traveled all the way from the Atlantic Ocean. It was part of everyday life at one time in the Middle Susquehanna Valley.

September 09, 2026 · Terry Diener · Additional Credits: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Fish and Boat Commission; Susquehanna River Basin Commission; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; The Danville News, Danville, Pennsylvania, September 03, 1908, Page 01 ; Photo Credit: Montour County Historical Society (1974 Photo from Hal Miller)