Tag: Lobster Trap Tree Wars

2010 Lobster Trap Tree Poll -Who Ya Got?

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s that time of year.  The Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree Has Been Constructed and Adorned With Buoys Hand Painted With Love and Special Messages Of Peace, Joy and Hope By The Children Of Gloucester.  And then there are the sterile generic boring trees erected by prisoners of the Maine criminal system who have been incarcerated for unspeakable crimes against the elderly and sick and destitute.

The Wonderful 2010 Gloucester lobster Trap Tree

lobstertraptree2010

The Crappy Generic Rockland Lobster Trap Tree

Lobster ports create Christmas trees _ from traps

The Ridiculously Disproportionate Beals Island Lobster Trap Tree-

Sources have indicated that The Maine Lobster Trap Trees Were Built By Bands Of People Let Out Of Jail For Crimes Such As Mugging Salvation Army Bell Ringers Outside Of Maine Strip Malls.  As Punishment These Convicts Were Forced To Erect Hideous Displays Of Unimaginative Lobster Trap Trees.

The 200 Pot Rockland Tree Is Up

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

They claim it is the largest lobster trap tree in the world with 200 traps.

Well we will see about that.

From The Herald Gazette–

Rockland — A team of about 30 community volunteers gathered to construct Rockland’s lobster trap tree Friday morning at Mildred Merrill Park.

The annual event was organized by Rockland Main Street Inc.

Building the holiday tree were volunteers from the business community, Atlantic Challenge and the U.S. Coast Guard, and inmate volunteers from the Bolduc Correctional Facility in Warren, according to Lorain Francis, director of Rockland Main Street.

The tree will be built using 200 traps from Brooks Trap Mill in Thomaston.

In Rockland Main Street’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the organization is selling 300 raffle tickets for $50 each, and one ticket holder will win 100 lobster traps, Francis said.

The lobster trap tree lighting ceremony will be held Friday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m., complete with cocoa and cookies.

Thanks Penelope Crane for forwarding the story.

Merry Christmas (even before Thanksgiving)

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Lest we all forget amidst our fun poking  jabs at each other’s tree-

Merry Christmas 🙂 From Gloucester To Rockland

as an aside (at the bank the other day I heard Christmas muzak a full week before we even had Thanksgiving)  WTF!

Here’s some more pics from last years Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree-

Ya think they have anything this cool in Anytown, or Plainsville USA? No freakin way! This is another reason Gloucester Rocks!

Gloucester’s Lobster Trap Tree 2008, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Gloucester's 2008 Lobster Trap Tree
Gloucester's 2008 Lobster Trap Tree and Art Haven Ice Sculpture
Gloucester's 2008 Lobster Trap Tree Adorned With Buoys Painted By Our Youth
Merry Gloucester Christmas

If you would like to help out building the tree or know any lobstermen who would like to donate traps to use they sure could use a hand-

Friday, November 27, 2009 at 9:00am

Gloucester Police Station Plaza

Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree vs Crappy Rockland Lobster Trap Tree- You Decide

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

The Fantastic Majestic Gloucester Lobster Trap Tree

The Crappy Unimaginative Maine Lobster Trap Tree

The Crappy Unimaginative Rockland Lobster Trap Tree

photo courtesy cascobaymeatheads