The Real Cabbage Island Clambake

by Barb, enjoying the most beautiful day on the coast of Maine

My kids and their kid gathered with us in Boothbay Harbor for the Fourth of July this year. One request from them all was a visit to the Cabbage Island Clambake, the inspiration for the Snowden Family Clambake in my Maine Clambake Mysteries.

I’ve written before about the difference between the real Clambake and my fictional one. You can read about that here.

But this year there wasn’t a hint of a research trip. It was a happy day with family. I thought I’d take you on a photo tour below.

Friday started out rainy and windy, but it was the only day all seven of us were available, so we pressed on.

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The crowd lined up in the rain and ready to get on the Bennie Alice

But then the sun came out just as we got to the island.

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We grabbed a table under the covered porch, but plenty of people wiped off picnic tables and settled outside.

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People getting their food

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The clambake meal

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After the meal

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Badminton on the lawn

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One of the island cats–there are four

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Employees up on a platform washing the trays the meal come on

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The little house the the dock. (The one in the books is slightly bigger.)

Time to go.

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The owners, brothers Bob and Wayne Moore see the Bennie Alice off

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On the boat ride home

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Passing the egret’s nest

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Good-bye Cabbage Island

Readers: Did you do anything fun for the Fourth of July?