On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero General Ulysses S. Grant. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches, a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street.
The price of a bushel of male crabs in New York should drop below $40 when landings peak. The company MarylandBlueCrabExpress.com offers a variety of blue crab choices. Here, a bushel of steam blue crabs can cost anywhere from $90 to $155 depending on the size of the crabs.
The costs will depend on the state, size, quantity, time of year and the company selling. On average, be prepared to pay anywhere from $4 to as much as $9 per pound for a Dungeness crab. For those who want the meat already processed, the costs can be around $22 to $30 per pound. Many grocery stores allow you to purchase the crab legs rather than the whole crab. Crab legs can cost $5 to $10 per pound. According to chowhound.chow.com, Dungeness crabs can cost around $3.99 to $4.39 per pound. Some stores also sell it at around $8 per pound. Others sell a standard sized Dungeness crab at $4.49 and a large sized one at $4.99 per pound.