Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105
The Guardian – World —
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 hardworking” fishers in the state.The subject of Governor Janet Mills’ tribute, Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, died on 21 January at age 105, according to an obituary published on Monday by her family. Continue reading...