This photo was taken at the Isle au Haut Lobstermen's Association lobster pound, near the north end of the island. A percentage of the lobsters caught by island fishermen is held here to be sold in the off-season when they bring a better price from the distributor. Lobsters survive with no trouble in the frigid island winter as long as they remain in the water. Lobstering in extremely cold weather can be an exercise in futility, though. When lobsters are exposed to extremely cold air, they shoot their claws and die right on the washboard. A lobster with no claws isn't worth much, and a dead lobster is worth less than nothing.

The skiff in this photo is completely surrounded by ice and probably won't be going anywhere soon.