Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ who fished for nearly a century dies aged 105

Virginia Ginny' Oliver, had entered the business when she was eight and liked being along the water'

Maine's governor has hailed the life of a woman who spent nearly 100 years fishing for lobsters as amazing" and expressed hopes that her memory inspires the next century of hardworking" fishers in the state.

The subject of Governor Janet Mills' tribute, Virginia Ginny" Oliver, died on 21 January at age 105, according to an obituary published on Monday by her family.