Petersons Fish Market
P.O. Box 535
Quincy Hill
Highway 141
Hancock, MI 49930
906-482-2343

Fresh and Smoked Fish
from Lake Superior
shipped to your home

Lake Superior fish are some of the finest tasting fresh water fish in the world. The extremely cold waters of Lake Superior produce fish with firmer flesh and finer taste than fish coming from warmer waters.

Peterson's Fish Market is the supplier for the major restaurants in the Keweenaw Peninsula and the northwestern Upper Peninsula. When dining out in the Keweenaw, order some Lake Superior Whitefish or Trout for a special taste treat or pick up some fresh fish to cook for dinner.

Peterson's Fish Market is located on the north side of Hancock across from the Quincy Mine Shaft. Peterson's offers fresh Salmon, Trout, Whitefish, Walleye and Perch and smoked Salmon, Whitefish, Trout, Herring and Chubs. The hand smoking with native hardwoods brings out the delicate flavor of these fish. The fish are smoked primarily with maple. The Petersons fish year round.

Since 1992, Peterson's has shipped fish throughout the United States. Call for prices and delivery date. Fish are available throughout the year.

Every morning before dawn, most of the Peterson family heads out in the Three Sons fishing tug for Lake Superior. The Three Sons is equipped with radar, loran, GPS, a ship to shore phone and a cell phone. When the fish are brought on board, the catch is reported by phone to Patricia Peterson at the Fish Market in Hancock. By mid morning, the phone at the market is ringing while people are coming in to get the fish report and to purchase fish. By noon, the cleaned fish are being brought into the shop. Some are refrigerated for sale that day and some are put into the smoker for sale the next day.

When you go through Hancock, stop at Petersons to say Hi and see how a northern fish market operates. Patricia will be glad to show you how the fish come in from the Three Sons, the refrigerator system and the fish smoker. Ask to see the framed picture of the Three Sons breaking through the winter ice for fishing. The Three Sons is actually steered up on top of the ice and the weight of the boat then breaks through the ice. They then go on to the next unbroken ice and repeat the procedure. Eventually, they arrive at their fishing area and go to work providing fresh fish for you.

At Peterson's you can pick up fresh fish for dinner and arrange for fish to be shipped to you home at a later date.

Hours:
Summer: M-F 8 am to 5:30 pm. Sat 10 am to 5:30 pm. Sun 10 am to 2 pm

Winter Monday-Sat 10 am to 5:30 pm Closed Sunday

Call Patricia Peterson at 906-482-2343
to have Lake Superior fish shipped to your home

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