Krista Tripp
On April 15, 2023, Camden Hunt and Jessica Bonilla interviewed Krista Tripp. Tripp, born in 1985 and raised on an island in the region, is a lobsterman, oyster farmer, elver fisherman, and mother. She...
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On April 15, 2023, Camden Hunt and Jessica Bonilla interviewed Krista Tripp. Tripp, born in 1985 and raised on an island in the region, is a lobsterman, oyster farmer, elver fisherman, and mother. She...
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Caitlin Trafton is a lobsterman and resident of Swan’s Island who grew up between Massachusetts and Maine, spending summers on the island before settling there full-time after high school. She ...
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On October 25, 2023, Michelle Hanselowski and Ludwin Moran Sosa interviewed Jean Synmonds at her home in Corea, Maine. Jean Symonds is a retired lobsterman who held a lobster license from 1972 to ...
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Emily Selinger, born in 1990, is an oyster farmer based in Casco Bay. She grew up in South Freeport, Maine, in a family with a strong recreational sailing tradition but no history in commercial ...
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On October 7, 2024, Hillary Smith and Jessica Bonilla interviewed Sadie Samuels. Sadie Samuels is a commercial lobsterman who fishes out of Rockport, Maine, and owns the Must Be Nice Lobster ...
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On May 17, 2024, Camden Hunt and Hillary Smith interviewed Jillian Robillard at Southern Maine Crabs in Kittery, Maine. Jillian Robillard, born in 1998 and raised in Eliot, Maine, is the owner of ...
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Born and raised in Connecticut and later influenced by her years on a commune in Australia, Rebecca O’Keefe arrived in Maine in the 1970s seeking land and self-sufficiency. She met her husband, ...
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Joan “Joanie” McDonald, a long-time resident of St. George, Maine, shares her experiences as a commercial clammer and former shellfish dealer. Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, in 1959, McDonald ...
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Interviewed by Camden Hunt on July 12, 2024, in Portland, Maine Claire Maurer, born in 1997 and raised on the coast of Freeport, Maine, discusses her evolving engagement with Maine’s aquaculture and...
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On January 23, 2024, Camden Hunt and Hillary Smith interviewed Holly Masterson in Southwest Harbor, Maine. Holly Masterson, born in 1980 in Ellsworth and raised in Southwest Harbor, grew up immersed ...
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