Cribstone Lobster at Cook’s Lobster Pound.

Rooted on Bailey Island

Cook’s Lobster Pound sits on Bailey Island, just off the Cribstone Bridge, where the coast of Maine is still shaped by tides, weather, fishing boats, and the people who work on the water. This is not a storefront built around a brand story. It is a real wharf, with real boats, real tanks, and live lobster moving through it every day.

Cribstone Lobster was built around that place. The pound gives local harvesters a place to land and sell their catch, gives customers a place to buy live lobster at the dock, and gives restaurants, wholesalers, and home customers a direct connection to Maine lobster from the source.

Some customers come to the wharf. Some order online. Either way, the lobster starts here — sorted, held, packed, and shipped from a working lobster pound on Bailey Island.

A Wharf That Still Works

Working waterfronts are an important part of Maine’s coastal identity, but they are also practical places. Boats need access to the water. Harvesters need places to land product, buy fuel, load gear, and keep moving. Lobster needs to be handled carefully, kept cold, and moved quickly through the supply chain.

At Cook’s Lobster Pound, that work is still happening. Lobsters come across the dock from local boats, are sorted by size and condition, and are held in cold seawater until they are sold locally, moved into wholesale channels, or packed for overnight delivery.

Keeping this wharf active matters. Every order, every wholesale account, every dockside sale, and every gallon of fuel sold helps support a waterfront that still serves the island, the boats, and the lobster industry around it.

From the Dock to Your Door

Our online store makes it possible to order live Maine lobster directly from the pound and have it shipped overnight. It is a simple way to bring Bailey Island lobster to your table, whether you are planning a family dinner, a lobster bake, a holiday meal, or a special gathering.

We pack live lobsters carefully for overnight shipping, with clear instructions for storing, cooking, cracking, and serving them when they arrive. The goal is simple: lobster that arrives lively, fresh, and ready to cook, with no guesswork for the customer.

When you order from Cribstone Lobster, you are not ordering from a warehouse far from the coast. You are ordering from a working Maine lobster pound where the wharf, the boats, and the catch are all part of the same story.