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Colossal Clams, Savory Soup And An Eelgrass Sewing Bee

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Linda Calder had the largest clam

Linda Calder had the largest clam

2 pounds

2 pounds

9 ounces

9 ounces

found at Napeague. KYRIL BROMLEY

found at Napeague. KYRIL BROMLEY

Kyle Paseka and Russell Drumm judged chowders at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Kyle Paseka and Russell Drumm judged chowders at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Kyle Paseka and Russell Drumm judged chowders at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Kyle Paseka and Russell Drumm judged chowders at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Surveying the contestants at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

Surveying the contestants at the Largest Clam Contest on Sunday. KYRIL BROMLEY

John Aldred and Bill Mott measured the contestants. KYRIL BROMLEY

John Aldred and Bill Mott measured the contestants. KYRIL BROMLEY

Learning how to weave eelgrass: Isabella and David McCarthy and Amanda Krahe. KYRIL BROMLEY

Learning how to weave eelgrass: Isabella and David McCarthy and Amanda Krahe. KYRIL BROMLEY

Sheryll Jones of the Marine Meadow Program helps volunteers. KYRIL BROMLEY

Sheryll Jones of the Marine Meadow Program helps volunteers. KYRIL BROMLEY

Chowder tasters Peter Van Scoyoc

Chowder tasters Peter Van Scoyoc

Kyle Paseka

Kyle Paseka

Russell Drumm and Julie Stone. KYRIL BROMLEY

Russell Drumm and Julie Stone. KYRIL BROMLEY

Clam shuckers Adam Mamay and Joe Bloecker. KYRIL BROMLEY

Clam shuckers Adam Mamay and Joe Bloecker. KYRIL BROMLEY

Cameron and E.J. McAukuffe check out the contenders. KYRIL BROMLEY

Cameron and E.J. McAukuffe check out the contenders. KYRIL BROMLEY

Clemens Bistrian-Emptage scopes out the competitors. KYRIL BROMLEY

Clemens Bistrian-Emptage scopes out the competitors. KYRIL BROMLEY

Tim Bock and Debbie Klughers ladle out the chowder. KRYIL BROMLEY

Tim Bock and Debbie Klughers ladle out the chowder. KRYIL BROMLEY

The East Hampton Town Trustees held their 22nd annual Largest Clam Contest on

The East Hampton Town Trustees held their 22nd annual Largest Clam Contest on

By Virginia Garrison on Sep 25, 2012
A new twist this year to the East Hampton Town Trustees’ Largest Clam Contest, held under an Indian-summer sun outside the Donald Lamb Building in Amagansett, was a setup where... more

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