The Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty of the Town of East Hampton
33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest 2024
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The 33rd Annual East Hampton Town Trustees “Largest Clam Contest” was a huge success! Held for the first time at the Amagansett Life-Saving Station on Atlantic Avenue, the gray skies did not put a damper on the Trustee’s popular event!
Your East Hampton Town Trustees: The Clerk- Francis Bock, Deputy Clerks- Bill Taylor and Jim Grimes, Trustees John Aldred, Tim Garneau, Ben Dollinger, David Cataletto (also a Trustee with the Amagansett Life-Saving Station), Patrice Dalton, and Celia Josephson.
Photo Gallery: Courtesy of The East Hampton Star & The East Hampton Town Trustees
33rd Annual Largest Clam Contest posterClam Chowder Soup Judges – L-R Marie Valenti, Suffolk County Legislator Ann Welker, Hugh King, and Francis BockMeasuring the clams for size and weightTrustees Ben Dollinger and his daughter Louisa with Trustee Tim Garneau and his wife Courtney and John Ryan Sr.John Aldred & Kim Shaw at the weighing and size measuring station of the clamsBennett Shellfish shucking the clams!Trustees Tim Garneau and David Cataletto at the look out station of the Amagansett Life Saving StationClam Contest September 29, 2024The East End Classic Boat – win this boat by lottery!Deputy Clerk Trustee Jim Grimes and Trustee Celia JosephsenEast Hampton Shellfish HatcheryJohn Ryan, Jr. samples clam chowder- Clam ChowderGuess the number of clams in the container!South Fork Bakery clam piesEveryone loves clam chowder!Clint & Dad of Bennett Shellfish in MontaukAmagansett Life Saving Station TrusteesThe Largest Clam Contest winners!Clerk of the East Hampton Town Trustees, Francis Bock sampling New England Clam ChowderChowda Time!!!EH Shellfish Hatchery LIVE marine animalsTrustee John Aldred with Kim Shaw, Director of the EH Department of Natural Resources – measuring and weighing the clams with John “Barley” Dunne of the EH Shellfish Hatchery
Additional photos courtesy of Kyril Bromley for The East Hampton Press / 27 East
Thank You All!
The Trustees are grateful to the many donors, volunteers, and vendors who helped make this annual event a great success! Special thanks to the Amagansett Life-Saving Station Trustees and members for joining us – our collaboration provided the community with knowledge of our shared history in East Hampton!
Winners of the Largest Clam Contest
WINNERS OF THE CLAM CHOWDER CONTEST
WINNER OF THE SHELLFISH HATCHERY’S SEED CLAM COUNT
