October 17, 2023

This post was originally published in June of 2017. My teaching career began many years ago. I was a young man being trusted to educate 7th graders at Plymouth Community Intermediate School.  This task consumed me.  I struggled during my first year to make Social Studies come alive. One of the units I taught was about

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Cuttyhunk Island | My Best Lesson
September 19, 2017

Jake Collins I’ve been fishing since I was eight years old, however I still have a euphoric feeling after my son Ryan and I landed a 9 foot long, 780 pound giant tuna this past Friday. I have been chasing giants rather unsuccessfully since my teenage years. I’ve caught plenty of cod, haddock, mackerel and stripers

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780 Pound Giant Bluefin Tuna (On Video)
May 9, 2016

Jake Collins I had my first fishing excursion of the year last week on Thursday May 5th, onboard our boat the Miss Loretta. I still get very excited before a fishing trip, even though I have been boating and fishing for the past 55 years. My family got our first boat in 1960. That special vessel

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First Trip Of 2016 On The Miss Loretta