08/27/2025
Virginia "Ginny" Oliver is 105 years old and she is still working on lobster boats. Ginny was born on June 6, 1920, and started working on lobster boats at just 8 years old. Ginny heads out onto Penobscot Bay in Maine three days a week. She even hauls lobster traps with her nearly 80‑year‑old son Max, and he proudly works alongside his legendary mom.
Ginny and her late husband raised four children. They bought their home on the same street where she was born, and today her grandchildren still love visiting her house. And every Sunday night, the family gathers to enjoy her famous homemade baked beans, cakes, donuts, and brownies.
She doesn't plan on retiring. When her doctor asked her why she still lobsters, she smiled and said, "Because I want to." She also said, "You're not gonna live forever, so why let it bother you?" Ginny is doing what she loves the most. Without even trying, she's inspiring so many other people to stay active and keep going.
📸 (Photo: Virginia Oliver / Robert F. Bukaty for AP)
