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Jonesport

The Donna Marie and the Pioneers who Fished Her

A visit to a lobsterboat long abandoned in a Jonesport field stirs memories of days offshore and holds chockful of fish.

From Rum to Lobsters

The qualities that made them good for rum-running during Prohibition also made builder Will Frost’s boats good for lobstering. His semi-displacement hulls, renowned for maintaining speed at capacity, have influenced the design of lobsterboats ever since.