Hanging at the end of the bar is a “fishing lure.” When Tim Brennan owned this restaurant, there were some practical jokers that came in for lunch on a daily basis. They all worked at a local business. One day, […]

Hanging around the ceiling of Brennan’s Fish House are the Burgees. Burgees are little flags that Yacht Clubs design with their insignia and/or initials. Members of that club will fly their Burgee from their boat as they travel around the […]

This life ring was hanging in the window of Brennan’s long before I bought the restaurant. I’ve always been drawn to it and no one seemed to know where it came from until one day, a man came into the […]

One sunny afternoon a man walked up to me and asked if he could talk to me about a picture hanging in the restaurant. He told me that he was the Curator of the Toronto Maritime Museum. He wanted to […]

This is one of my favorite pictures here at Brennan’s! The artist drew the picture as if they were sitting in the river looking north. These are actual Perch fishing boats. The artist has inscribed in the bottom corner, “Richmond, […]

There was a wonderful man named Gene Gehri that used to come in on Friday afternoons for a beer and perch sandwich. His wife had passed and he was long retired from a local fire department. He asked me if I […]

These Purple Heart Medals were given to me by my dear friend, Dexter. Hanging over the bar, the left was awarded to Dexter’s Father, Jay Parson, and the right to his uncle, Richard Parson.    Jay made it home from […]

When I first bought Brennan’s Fish House, people in the community were worried that things would change… the food, atmosphere, changes in general.    The first week we opened, an older gentleman came in and asked if I was going […]

Hanging over the bar are our Captain’s hats. All of these were given to Brennan’s before my ownership, except for one.    The Fairport Harbor Coast Guard Station is just up the river from us and we’re fortunate enough to […]

Tim Brennan found our “Two Man” ship wheel latched to the side of a barn out in the country and worked a deal with the farmer to buy it. Painted white and not in the best condition, he removed the […]