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An evening clambake is part of the Quahog Day celebration on Cape Cod
A clam-centric Cape Cod version of Groundhog Day happens on June 21, the first day of summer, on Cape Cod. But let’s start with the basics.
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) is known in New England as the quahog. (By the way, it’s pronounced co-hog and for those of you from the northwest, we’ll say gooey duck (geoduck) if you’ll say co-hog).
Quahog Day Events
The festivities, a Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce event, will start with the Quahog Prognostication where the Secretary General of the Quahog Republic, aka the Mashnee Island Grill, lets everyone know what the official quahog (as yet unnamed) has to say about the weather. In this case, how many weeks of beach weather are still to come.
From there, live music, kid’s activities, the chance to see how to prepare a clambake and a clam shucking demonstration are just a few of the planned events. Members of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe will be there to help you learn about Cape Cod’s Native Americans.
For those who like contests, there will be:
- Ms Quahog
- Boss Hog
- Mister/Miss Littleneck (little necks are the smallest legal sized quahogs, you get the idea)
Evening clambake has limited tickets
This traditional Cape Cod clambake will include lobster, steamers, linguica, potatoes and corn but there are only spaces for 75 people. Clambake ticket holders also receive the limited edition First Annual Cape Cod Quahog Day T-shirt.
Due to limited parking at the Quahog Republic, there will be a shuttle bus provided by Green Shuttle of Cape Cod from the Bourne VFW to the Quahog Republic Eatery. The National Marine Life Center will be the beneficiary of a portion of the proceeds of the event.
The First Annual Quahog Day starts at 2 pm at the Quahog Republic Eatery,Mashnee Island Bourne
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