The Bollard has published a feature on Linda Bean and the impact her growing lobster empire is having on towns in mid-coast Maine.
Bean uses the image of Maine’s fishing communities to market her company, but the reality of life in her Perfect Maine is far from perfect.
“It’s a divided peninsula: those on the payroll and those who aren’t,” a St. George resident said. Like numerous other locals interviewed for this article, she agreed to comment about Bean on condition of anonymity, for fear that criticizing her would bring economic retribution in this tiny town. The source has been asking St. George officials for help in a land dispute with Bean, but thinks the town government is powerless to rein in the heiress.
You can also see the discussion taking place on Facebook about Bean’s aspirations to brand Maine lobster.