Yours truly, Trevor Corson, looking for lobster stuff. Got any? E-mail me
This was where I posted my irregular ramblings, reports, and pictures as the author of THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS from 2004 through 2006. This page is no longer active, and serves simply as an archive. To read new entries starting in 2007, please visit my new Lobster Blog.
To see scenes from Little Cranberry Island, where THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS takes place, and to read an interview with me, click here. To see photos of some of the people featured in the book, click here, and view the blog entries below. To see more pictures of weird lobster stuff, click here.
The Barbara Ann at the wharf. (photo: Sarah Corson)
For the first time, I was treated to a short trip aboard Bruce Fernald's new lobster boat, the Barbara Ann. The boat's namesake -- Bruce's wife Barb -- was along for the ride. This particular hull design is known for its speed, and I can personally attest to the fact that the new boat cranks. I miss the Double Trouble -- the boat I worked on for two years while I was researching THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS -- but I would definitely not turn down a job aboard this spacious and speedy new craft. Bruce, those seventy-hour weeks grinding fiberglass paid off.
This thing hauls ass! Bruce at the helm; wife Barb in her old position as sternman. Their at-sea courtship is described in THE SECRET LIFE OF LOBSTERS. (photo: Trevor Corson)
