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Warren Baker and the Trade Winds A Cape Cod Shellfisherman’s Buyout
Warren Baker grew up in Orleans and moved to Brewster shore in 1969. Shellfishing, quahogs, and shorework defined his family, with Rock Harbor boats turning to power dragging in 1927. In a pivotal moment, fellow captains lent him $1,300 for the Trade Winds, enabling a bold ascent from handraking to a longship, amid rumrunning days and a Cannery-like boom as he accessed Napoleon Cognac while building his business.
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Baker
Solonis Childs
Odd Fellows Hall
Orleans
Rock Harbor
Warren
Brewster Shore
Pleasant Bay
Town Cove
Cape Cod Bay
Orleans Flats
Ebeneezer Cummings
Cummings
Tom Snow
Leon Chase
H. Manley Crosby
Chase
Chase & Sanborn
Snow
Cape Cod Bank & Trust
Dorothy Hayward
Jack Bonnell
Cyprus