HYPNOTIZE A LOBSTER

If you cozy up to a lobsterman, ask if he knows how to hypnotize a lobster. You could try it yourself — stand it on its head and rub between the eyes with your finger for a minute or so. The lobster should remain standing on its head without support. We don’t recommend it.

HELPFUL SITES

• maineoceanadventures.com/casco-bay-tours/maine-lobstering-tour/lobstertrail.com

• catch-cook-your-own-lobster/luckycatch.com

• maine-lylobster.com

• mainelobsterfestival.com

POOR MAN’S FOOD

Hard to believe now, but in colonial days lobster was so plentiful it was considered trash food, good only to feed Indians and the poor.