LUBEC, Maine -- Out on the mud flats in the easternmost nook of the United States, generations of clam diggers have dug deep into the muck for tasty soft-shells to satisfy New Englanders’ cravings for ...

Peter Hope is a retired history teacher and clammer. His new book takes a look at the history of Maine clamming.

In this Monday, May 28, 2018 photo Ethel Wilkerson of the Manomet conservation organization distributes young clams on a mud flat on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. The group is working on a ...

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In this Monday, May 28, 2018 photo young clams are removed from a net before being distributed at a soft-shell clam farming project in Arrowsic, Maine. Threats such as growing populations of predators ...