Maine Lobster Museum

🦞We have an exciting opportunity for all of our current and future LEGO Club attendees! The Maine Lobster Museum is hosting a contest for Maine children to design their most creative LEGO lobster or lobster fishing scene and submit photos to be displayed in their online gallery and the chance to win a cash prize and season passes to their museum.

Join us on Saturday, June 14th @ 10:30 for a chance to create your own lobster inspired creation and enter. For more information about the Maine Pobster Museum and their contest, please visit https://mainelobstermuseum.org/contests/ 🦞

The Endangered Lobstermen 🦞

“I’m from Portland born and bred. I was a merchant marine and maintain a masters license. I was heavily involved with the oil and mineral industry in oil fields around the world for 15 years in my early career. My specific lobster industry relationship began when I moved from Scarborough to Port Clyde 7 years ago. I sell lobsters for the Port Clyde Fishermen’s Co Op as Off the Dock Lobster.
In addition to proposed regulations to the lobster industry, I believe, Off Shore Wind and the Oil and Mineral industry trying to secure bottom in the Gulf of Maine are the biggest challenges to the lobster and commercial fishing industries. It seems like big business with big money and strong political contacts will be keeping the industries on our toes.”

James “Spinner” Lee
Owner of Off the Dock Lobster
Port Clyde, ME

This week on the Maine Public Film Series we're showing Conversations with The Lobster Lady in celebration of her 105th birthday!!!

Arguably the world’s oldest licensed lobster fisherman – Virginia Oliver is a one of a kind. This film gives viewers a chance to meet this inspiring woman and ride along as she and her then 74 year-old son Max haul their lobster traps in Spruce Head, Maine. Virginia’s positive approach to life as well as her infectious laugh will capture viewers heart’s and inspire them in their own lives. She was 99 at the time of the film.

Catch the film Thursday, June 12 at 9:30 pm, Friday, June 13 at 1:30 am or Saturday, June 14 at 2:30 pm on Maine Public Television or on our television livestream at mainepublic.org.

Conversations with the Lobster Lady was produced by Schierholt Productions and GEM Productions.

Ocean's rare masterpiece 💙

🦞🧱 CALLING ALL BRICK BUILDERS! 🧱🦞

Design and build your Maine lobster masterpiece or lobstering scene using any toy bricks you have at home!

All contestants who enter will receive a FREE day pass to Maine Lobster Museum which can be accessed virtually from anywhere in the world.

📅 Submission Deadline: July 10, 2025

This contest is perfect for LEGO lovers of all ages! Start planning your LEGO lobster masterpiece today!

For more details and to enter go to mainelobstermuseum.org/contests

Thanks CNN

You may think Maine's most famous residents are best enjoyed with a side of melted butter, but Sebastian Crissey would like to change your mind.

This week, he opened the Maine Lobster Museum, a ticketed virtual experience where visitors can feast their eyes on seven digital exhibits on everything from lobster history and biology to culture and memes. https://cnn.it/4jIaeSg

CNN Article! Thank you so much for featuring Maine Lobster Museum.

Virtual lobster museum gives visitors a pinch of Maine | CNN You may think Maine’s most famous residents are best enjoyed with a side of melted butter, but Sebastian Crissey would like to change your mind.

We’re proud to offer FREE admission to all low income visitors through the Museums For All units!

View our Admissions Program page at mainelobstermuseum.org (link in bio) for more information.

Maine Lobster Museum brochures are now available at the Maine State Visitor Center in Kittery!

Excited to introduce our museum to visitors to the state all year long!