Here’s a bright and interesting photograph we received the other day. It may confuse some of our readers, but it is certainly exceptional. Try your hand at figuring out where this photograph was taken. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Jim Bottone of Lawrenceville was quick with the answer to the previous mystery: “I believe it is the Trenton Bridge Lobster Pound on the road to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park in Maine. I have been there several times and the cookers are for boiling lobsters, clams, corn, etc. Best places to get lobster.” He’s right, and the very thought of those lobsters steaming might make you hungry. The photo comes from Frank Studer in Greenville, S.C. Sara Ramzanali of Gainesville recognized it as a lobster cooker, but did not list where.
Also recognizing the picture were Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Jay Altman, Columbia, S.C.; George Graf, Palmyra, Va.; and Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. He added: “Here are a couple of ‘fun facts’ about lobsters:
- Did you ever wonder why restaurateurs are so skimpy with the amount of meat in their lobster rolls? The average yield for lobster meat is only 21 percent, meaning that a fully-cooked, one-pound lobster will only produce just 3.36 ounces of delectable and sumptuous lobster meat, the average amount on a single roll!
- The minimum size of a lobster that can be legally fished in Maine is one-pound, with an average size ranging between 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 pounds. They can often be found in 3-4 pound sizes as well. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest recorded lobster was caught off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1977. It clocked in at 42-inches long, and weighed 44-pounds. That’s a lot of lobster rolls!”
- SHARE A MYSTERY PHOTO: If you have a photo that you believe will stump readers, send it along (but make sure to tell us what it is because it may stump us too!) Send to: elliott@brack.net and mark it as a photo submission. Thanks.
NEW MARSHALS: Peachtree Corners now has three city marshals. Mayor Mike Mason is at the right with the city’s marshals. They are, from left, Chief Marshal Edward Restrepo; Deputy Chief Marshal Johnnie L. Bing, Jr.; and Captain Henry A. Mesa. The city marshal program has been implemented as a non-emergency “force multiplier” for the City and will serve as the liaison with the Gwinnett County Police Department (GCPD). The GCPD will continue to serve as the first-line policing agency for the city and will continue to lead all emergency response, dispatch, and 911 services. The city marshal’s office will concentrate on specific issues, such as code enforcement. The Peachtree Corners City Marshals are POST Certified and are authorized to perform all the duties of any officer in the State of Georgia.
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