A Port Clyde Lobster.

A Port Clyde Lobster.

"A Port Clyde Lobster." Eldridge Stone with a 10 pound lobster which was caught on August 12th, 1914. It measured 36" from claw to claw. Eldridge Stone was something of a jack-of-all-trades in the area. One story recalls Eldrige standing atop the cornice of a 5-storey building and bending over at the waist to paint the underside of the trim. Another story describes how during the winter of 1923, the lower stretch of the St. George River froze solidly enough that Eldridge was able to drive a car upriver from Port Clyde to Thomaston. [this information courtesy of Gene Dalrymple, Port Clyde, ME, July 2012]