Snapping Line

This popular inn and tavern is built from the planks and hulls of half a dozen decommissioned fishing ships. Its decor is predictably nautical in theme, and its sleeping rooms are plain but comfortable renditions of a ship’s cabins. The smell of fish has never been scrubbed from its walls, and those who stay the night find their belongings steeped in the scent, which lasts for several days. Sailors and fishers gather here to trade stories and drink into the night.

The Snapping Line is run by a young woman, who comes from a family of well-known lobster catchers. The family also make a spirit from lobster meat and potatoes called claw wine; it is, to put it mildly, an acquired taste. Several former dockhands are employed to keep peace in this bar.