Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105
Virginia ‘Ginny’ Oliver, had entered the business when she was eight and liked ‘being along the water’Maine’s governor has hailed the life of a woman who spent nearly 100 years fishing for lobsters as “amazing” and expressed hopes that her memory inspires “the next century of...
<p>Virginia ‘Ginny’ Oliver, had entered the business when she was eight and liked ‘being along the water’</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/maine">Maine</a>’s governor has hailed the life of a woman who spent nearly 100 years fishing for lobsters as “amazing” and expressed hopes that her memory inspires “the next century of hardworking” fishers in the state.</p><p>The subject of Governor Janet Mills’ tribute, Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, died on 21 January at age 105, according to an obituary <a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/virginia-oliver-obituary?id=60635890">published</a> on Monday by her family.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/maine-lobster-lady-dies-aged-105">Continue reading...</a>
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