~2.6 million years ago The Pleistocene era, during which the American lobster is thought to have first emerged, gets under way. ~3,500 Years Ago Earliest known depiction of a lobster (spiny) is carved on a temple wall in Deir el-Bahari, Egypt. 4th century Ancient Rome’s De re coquinaria—today the oldest cookbook in the world—includes several lobster recipes, […]
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Hometown | Westford, Massachusetts
For years, Barbara Peacock has been photographing life in a small New England town that’s as ordinary as can be. What she captured, though, is anything but.
History
Lobsters Tipping the Scales
40 inches Length of the largest lobster caught in Maine, a 27-pounder nicknamed “Rocky” said to have a crusher claw strong enough to break a man’s arm. Trapped in a shrimp net near Cushing in February 2012, he was donated to the Maine State Aquarium and set free. 41 inches Length of the largest lobster ever […]
Back in colonial America, lobster was seen by many as a trash food. It was fed to livestock, used as fertilizer, and served to the likes of servants, soldiers, and prisoners. Before it gets drowned in, say, butter or mayonnaise, lobster is actually good for you. It has less saturated fat and cholesterol than […]
How many of these lobster-filled pop culture moments from film, television, music, sports, literature, and art do you remember?
History
Hens, Pistols, and Shedders
Berries Lobster eggs. A berried lobster is a female that is carrying fertilized eggs on the underside of her tail. Bugs Lobster larvae. Also used more broadly to mean any lobsters. Chicken A 1-pound lobster. Cock A male lobster. Cull A lobster with only one claw. Egger A berried female lobster. Hen A female lobster. […]
History
Lobster 411
Why are lobsters called “bugs”? They look like them, for one, but they also have a number of creepy-crawly close relatives: Lobsters belong to the phylum Arthropoda, which includes insects, spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. How many kinds of lobsters are there? Though a number of crustaceans have “lobster” in their name, the term usually refers to […]
New England
The Great Lobster Roll Adventure
Where’s the best place to get a lobster roll in New England? How do we rank our favorite lobster rolls? Follow along on our Great Lobster Roll Adventure.
FEATURED SUMMER EVENTS VERMONT Stowflake Hot Air Balloon Festival | July 7–9 For more than 30 years, the flight of dozens of hot air balloons over Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa has been an annual tradition. Whether you take to the skies for a sunrise or sunset launch or stick to the ground and enjoy the […]
New England
The Best 5 Retro Summer-Fun Spots
It’s summer, daddy-o! And if you’re searching for seasonal pleasures, you’ll have it made in the shade when you steer that newfangled hot rod of yours toward these forever-retro New England destinations. With the swiftness of a time machine, they’ll whisk you back to summers of innocence and exuberance, when a star-filled night of chasing […]
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Palace Diner | Local Flavor
It is the hope of every down-at-the-heels New England mill town that its boom-and-bust story will see a second boom, or at the very least a boomlet. City planners dream of mill buildings blinking back to life with tech companies, manufacturers, artist lofts, and cafés, and begetting condo developers, Thai takeout, and a new wave […]
Deep inside, many of us harbor a secret vision of coastal Maine. A place where waterways drift off toward the horizon, edged with pointed firs, and bulging rocks drape down toward the sea. Where wind, water, and weather collude to create a setting that lives between drama and dream. That vision stares out from the […]