Crayfish
Personal memory by Carmine DeStefano
1978 • Richmond, MA
I remember as a child playing in local lakes in Western, MA which at that time had an abundant population of crayfish in the shallows. I have not seen one in that area as an adult, in fact the last time I did see one was in the mid coast of Maine in 2007. A beautiful pristine pond, I was so happy to see one of these creatures again in fresh water.
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