Maine’s Department of Marine Resources
Working Waterfront Access Pilot Program
C/O Coastal Enterprises, Inc,
2 Portland Fish Pier, Suite 206Portland, Maine 04101, 207-772-5356
Fishermen’s Heritage Lobster Co-op, Friendship
The second major wharf property in Friendship Harbor (Knox County) to be allocated for WWAPP funds is the Fishermen’s Heritage Lobster Co-op. This wharf on a ¾ acre lot with 100 feet of shorefront has been a lobster fishing dock since citizens of the Town of Friendship moved off Friendship Long Island to live on the mainland in the early 1900’s. The Co-op services 40 lobster boats in a fishing harbor that is arguably among the top five in the state. Over 60 families are supported in this community by the earnings from lobsters landed at the Co-op. WWAPP award money will be used to replace the 100+ year old bait shed with a new building containing refrigeration and freezer capacity and complete forklift accessibility. The wharf under the old building will be repaired with new pilings and stringers. The sale of the restrictive covenant to the state is priced at $182,000.00.
