by by Marie Rossiter – Simplepost.com
“You have to keep moving,” she said.
Virginia Oliver of Rockland, Maine, has worked on the Atlantic Ocean hauling lobster traps for most of her life. While saying someone has been doing something for ‘most of their life’ may be an exaggeration in some cases, it certainly isn’t in Oliver’s.
Maine’s beloved “Lobster Lady” just celebrated her 103rd birthday and has already renewed her fishing license for the 2023 season. Her love of the sea and hauling lobsters began when she was 8 years old when her father took her along on trips with her older brother, according to multiple media sources.