Thurston's Lobster Pound

Thurston's Lobster Pound is a seafood restaurant in Bernard, Maine, United States. Situated on Thurston Road, a cul-de-sac off Steamboat Wharf Road,[1] overlooking Bass Harbor from the west, it has been in business since 1993. Its most popular dish is lobster.[1][2]

Thurston's Lobster Pound
The kitchen (left) and main entrance in 2014
Restaurant information
Established1993 (1993)
Owner(s)Radcliffe family
Street address9 Thurston Road
CityBernard
CountyHancock County
StateMaine
Postal/ZIP Code04612
CountryUnited States
Coordinates44.23918215°N 68.35249619°W / 44.23918215; -68.35249619
Websitewww.thurstonforlobster.com

History

Established in 1993 and owned by the Radcliffe family, it was a progression of the original F. W. Thurston Company,[3] started in 1946 by Fred Webster Thurston. Thurston's daughter, Audrey, and her husband, Harvey Moore, became partners in the business two years later.[4]

Thurston died in 1959, and left his half of the business to his grandson, Lester Radcliffe.[4]

Harvey died in 1971, at which point Lester purchased the remaining half of the business from his mother. He remained the sole proprietor for the following two decades.[4]

Michael Radcliffe, Lester's son, and his wife, Elizabeth, purchased F. W. Thurston in 1991. They expanded the business two years later with Thurston's Lobster Pound.[4]

After thirteen summer seasons, the Radcliffes leased the business to an employee between 2006 and 2012, at which point, with the help of their daughter, Elizabeth, they took control again.[4]

References
  1. Fabrikant, Geraldine (2011-07-14). "36 Hours in Bar Harbor, Me". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  2. Taylor, David; Smith, Lisa (2014-05-01). "Catch a fresh dining scene on Mt. Desert Island". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  3. Rein, Ninah (2022-04-15). "Board approves changes to Thurston's Lobster Pound pier". Mount Desert Islander. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
  4. "Our Story | Thurston's Lobster Pound". 2019-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
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