Twenty students from the Ashland High School, accompanied by their teacher, toured the hatchery, March 21, 2006.  They were quite impressed by the number of fish on station (1.2 million yearlings, approximately 1.6 million fry and several thousand brood fish) and wondered what we do with all the fish.  Fishery Biologist Angela Baran guided the class and explained where the hatchery gets its water supply (Schacte Creek), what happens to the fish (spawning brood in the fall and stocking yearlings in the spring), and why the hatchery only raises lake trout and coaster brook trout, (restoring naturally reproducing populations in the Great Lakes).  The students were able to get a close up look at the distribution trucks and peek inside the smaller tanks used for hauling fry.  Many questions were asked about how to get a job with the Fish and Wildlife Service and what types of classes to take in college.