Keep Clam and Carry On! | Mossback's Northwest 

For millennia, clam culture has infused our region with mythology, humor and flavor. Clams were eaten and traded in vast numbers by Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest. One First Nations story traced the origin of humanity to a clamshell opened by a raven. Settlers too discovered how essential clams were and even sang about them as the key to contentment. They come in all shapes and sizes, but one species is a conversation piece, a college mascot and a sushi delicacy.
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