Bait And Tackle Shop In Enfield Closes As Generous Owner Retires
Replies(3) Guy Beaudoin, left, and his son Mark inside Yankee Bait & Tackle on Main St. in Enfield. (Tim Jensen/Patch) ENFIELD, CT — Fishing enthusiasts who have flocked to Yankee Bait & Tackle in Thompsonville for the past two decades will have to find a new source for their gear and accessories, as shop owner Guy Beaudoin is retiring due to health issues. The personable 81-year-old Beaudoin, a U.S. Navy veteran who participated in the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961, closed the shop at 88-92 Main St. in early January due to right knee replacement. He is scheduled to have hi...
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