Wear a Michigan Legend
Dock fresh apparel inspired by the lakes, the dunes and the Legend of the Great Lakes Lobster
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Michigan meets mystery. This soft cotton tee from Great Lakes Lobster Company features an original woodcut-style design of Michigan’s iconic two-peninsula outline, with a bold Bigfoot figure emerging from within...it’s equal parts state pride and folklore, printed on a premium tri-blend shirt that’s lightweight, durable, and built for comfort. Perfect for anyone who loves the woods, the water, and a good legend. Available in three colors.
Legend of the
Great Lakes Lobster
The lake remembers.
And so does he.
In November 1978, the wind came off Lake Michigan like a blade. Still, Frank Lorman and his 17 year old son, Kyle, stood on the rusting edge of the old marina dock in Leland, Michigan, shaking hands over a battered wooden skiff they’d bought with Frank’s severance check and Kyle’s college fund. “Better than punching a time clock,” Frank had said, grinning, his breath visible in the early winter chill. “And besides, they’re starting to show up. Cold water’s pushing ’em in.”
By they, he meant Great Lakes lobsters. No one believed it at first — not in the Great Lakes. Lobsters were supposed to be an East Coast thing. But in late ’78, commercial nets started hauling up strange crustaceans: reddish, meaty, and aggressive, thriving in the deep, cold dark near the bottom. Biologists claimed they were a mutated subspecies, likely dumped by some fool aquarium enthusiast and now breeding fast. Frank didn’t care. He saw profit. And maybe legacy.
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