Corea Maine, Jean Symonds and a One in Three Million Lobster Catch

Her eyes are as blue as the rare blue lobster found in one of Jean Symonds' 600 traps off Corea Maine. They say that the chance of getting a blue is a three million to one shot. I say spending time with lobster person as great as Jean is even bigger odds. Time spent on the Finest Kind II and in Jean’s nearby house is an experience that personifies a lobster person’s life. Jean is a female somewhat rare in the lobster world and at 76 the woman has the energy found in most 20 year olds.

Corea Maine is all about catching lobsters and the village is better than any movie set Hollywood could create. Jean is a star in my eyes. After our blue lobster adventure a meal of fresh caught lobster at Jean’s house was just perfect in every way. A great book about the lobster fishing way of life is called the Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier, by Colin Woodward. A bit about Jean can be found on page 270. A great place to stay in the little village is the Black Duck Inn, great friends of Jean. This is a Maine that all should see!