Perfect beach weather this weekend - er, perhaps not for tanning - but I love these warm misty days for taking pictures. Seeing as it's still early May, I pretty much found the expected number of folks at this beach in Two Islands, Nova Scotia: 2 tourists looking for fossils and one local clammer!
Clams are harvested by hand with a pitch fork in the Parrsboro-Five Islands area from Bay of Fundy's low tide mudflats. It's a simple, if somewhat labour intensive, way of eating from the ocean floor. There is still a Clam Factory in operation seasonally in Five Islands. There it's not uncommon to see dozens of locals participating in the harvest and, of course, fresh clam chowder and fried clams 'n chips on local restaurant menus.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Eating off the ocean floor
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O what I'd give for an order of Clams and chips from th End of The Line Pup in Bridgetown right now.
I am looking for some info on clam digging right now, we are in St. George for a few months (from Vancouver)... you seem to be the source on the bay of Fundy... when do I need to be cautious of "red tide" and who can I contact about that....
Let me check around and get back to you. Please email me at bayoffundy@gmail.com so I have your email address.
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