Amid the salty sea breeze of Penobscot Bay, Maine, there lives an elderly woman who still rises before dawn to set out upon the water. Her name is Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, though most know her fondly as the “Lobster Lady” — a 105-year-old fisherwoman who has never allowed time itself to anchor the spirit of the sea within her heart.
Her story began when she was just eight years old, a little girl joining her family on their first fishing trips in an era when every haul depended on strength, endurance, and grit. Wrapped in mist and cold waves, young Ginny could never have imagined that those vast waters stretching beyond the horizon would one day become her second home for life.
Today, more than a century later, Ginny still follows the same rhythm of the tides. Three mornings a week, she heads out to sea with her longtime partner — her 82-year-old son, Max, who shares her resilience and devotion. Side by side, they work in perfect harmony: Max hauls the traps from the deep, while Ginny carefully measures and bands each lobster’s claws with the precision of an artist who knows her craft by heart.
Once, she was pinched so badly by a lobster that she needed seven stitches, but even that didn’t keep her away from the ocean. The very next day, she was back on her boat, smiling as always. When asked what keeps her going at an age when most have long retired, she simply replied,
“Because I want to.”
To her neighbors, she’s the beloved local fisherwoman who never gives up. To the rest of the world, she’s a living legend — the oldest licensed lobster harvester on Earth, a symbol of unwavering passion and purpose.
And when asked when she plans to retire, Ginny only smiles and says,
“When I draw my last breath.”
Those simple words capture the unbreakable spirit of a woman untouched by age or convention. For the Lobster Lady, life isn’t measured by the number of years one lives — but by the joy of doing what she loves, every morning, upon the waters that have always been her heart. 🌊🦞💙
Source: CBS News
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