“Stilly Griffin finishes off one of his yarns with a laugh and a sly nod as he stands in the bait shed of Government Wharf in Kennebunkport. Before he goes on to the next story, Stilly sizes up his listeners to see if they get it—that’s part of the game. Stilly is the acknowledged but unofficial boss for the wharf because of his seniority here and because there probably is no one else the fishermen trust enough that they’ll let him call the shots. Today, in 1973, Stilly has been lobstering for 40 years. He first worked out of a small power dory with the help of his father, hauling 50 traps. Now he owns his second boat, the Lorraine E., named after his only daughter, and he has increased his stock to 230 traps. He has had this boat since 1954. It is 30 feet long and pretty near 10 feet wide. He just had his boat hauled up to have a new engine, new ribs, and a new floor put in.”
Herbert Baum III & Kristy Bunnel in “Salt Magazine” 1974 -Reprinted in Across Generations, 350 Years of Life in Kennebunkport”