Don’t change anything. Many people—maybe most—thought that was our mission when the Fishtown Preservation Society (FPS) purchased the core historic part of Fishtown in February 2007.
The Fishtown Festival, part of the 2012 Leland Heritage Celebration, was a wonderful day! Thanks to all of this year’s visitors, supporters, partner organizations, volunteers and sponsors. We hope you had a great time (including enjoying a bowl of whitefish chowder!), while helping to preserve Fishtown. For photos and highlights, see below. Don’t forget to […]
Painting Fishtown has long been a Leland tradition, thanks to the long history of the Old Art Building.
Several years ago longtime Fishtown fisherman Alan Priest said, “That’s my home down there. It means the whole world to me. It’s not just a place—that’s my whole world.†For more people than we can know that is what Fishtown is: More than a place. A whole world.
