There's a place over the harbor in Wiscasset to get a good lobster roll, a lobster dinner, or other seafood delicacies, that sometimes gets passed by because of a popular spot across the road.

But the owner of Sprague’s Lobster, Frank Sprague, said he harbors no hard feelings. “There's plenty of business for both of us, and Sarah's (Cafe).”

Sprague said he and his wife and partner in the business, Linda, often walk across the road and eat at Red's Eats themselves. The two met in 1962 while both were working at Dodge Inn (where the Sheepscot Harbour Resort is now).

There are several picnic tables with umbrellas on the wharf at Sprague’s, and because of its proximity to the Sheepscot River, there is usually a cool breeze. Business is somewhat dependent on good weather, and at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 6, the sun had just come out after a brief downpour. There was a rainbow over the harbor and B.B. King music was flowing out over the wharf where several people were enjoying clam chowder and lobster rolls.

“We usually have blues, jazz or zydeco playing,” Sprague said. “People love the music.”

The stand opens at 11 a.m., but Sprague said he and Judy are usually there by 7 a.m. to start heating up the huge lobster pot full of water. If someone shows up early looking for some food, he doesn’t turn them away, he said.

“Sometimes someone will come at 10 a.m. wanting a lobster roll,” he said. “So we’ll fire up the grill for the roll. A grilled roll is a big part of the equation.”

The gigantic lobster pot can accommodate around 40 lobsters at a time. “We have people who order 60 or 70 to take home,” he said.

Sprague's Lobster has been on the wharf in Wiscasset for 27 years. The business has been at the present location for 17 years, and was on another dock a little further out for another 10, but Sprague said he has been in the business of cooking seafood for much longer.

“We started out doing catering and clambakes in 1975,” he said. “We've done some bakes where we've cooked a thousand lobsters at a time.”

There are two stands at Sprague’s. One is for cooking the lobsters, crabs and mussels, and the other is where the rolls are grilled, and where all the sandwiches, fries and all other items are prepared. There is also an ice cream take-out window, featuring Gifford's ice cream.

One of the menu items that Sprague said is unique to the stand is the complete “lobster bake” dinner: ­ lobster, steamed clams, corn on the cob, cole slaw and a roll with butter.

“We also have steamed rock crabs, something you can't find at other places,” he said.

Other menu items include fresh cut french fries, baked or fried haddock sandwiches, fish & chips (haddock), and crab and clam cakes. And for anyone wishing to forgo the seafood route, the hamburger is substantial, and the beef is fresh ground from a local market.

Sprague laments the lack of Maine shrimp, which has not been fished in the last two years. “We would normally have a shrimp and haddock chowder, which has been one of our biggest sellers over the years.”

Atlantic Edge in Boothbay Harbor supplies most of Sprague's lobster meat.

“We'd have to cook a lot of lobsters a day to pick our own,” Sprague said. “To get 100 pounds of meat you'd have to cook 600 lobsters.”

Sprague's son, Nate, daughter Alicia, and two granddaughters help out at the business.

Sprague said it’s been a good summer for eating establishments in Wiscasset.

“There is a lot of food consumed in this little triangle, Red's, Sarah's and here.”

Sprague's opens mid-May and closes around the third week in October. You'd think that after a busy summer, the Spragues might want to head south for a little rest and relaxation.

But Sprague said he has a few other things that need doing in the area.

“We do some catering, and I go elver fishing in Newcastle. I've had a license since 1970. I'm one of the oldest elver fishermen holding a license. We held six licenses within my immediate family.”

Sprague’s Lobster is located at  22 Main Street, Wiscasset. Call 207-882-1236.