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Saluting Fathers on Father’s Day
Last month I wrote a tribute to mother’s. It was Mother’s Day after all. It only seems fair that I devote a blog to fathers on this Father’s Day. I know it seems pretty redundant to talk about Fathers, Father’s Day AND Woodman’s but if you know the Woodman’s history, it is pretty easy to […]
A Wedding Does More than Join 2 People. It joins families!
I know I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about Woodman’s of Essex, not in a bad way but not in the way that makes Google happy. I would argue that while I have spent much of my time talking about the Woodman’s as individuals who make up a family that makes […]
Mother’s Day Appreciation
Have you ever wondered what the world would be like without Mothers? I mean besides the obvious ways. When you look at the world on a global scale, everything bad that happens in the world can usually be traced back to lack of a mother’s love and everything good that happens in the world is […]
Searching the WWW-Woodmans, Warm Weather and Wicked Awesome
It is hard, as March gets underway, not to think about warmer weather, going outside, eating great seafood and preparing for the summer. Last night, I went to bed feeling pretty good. When I drove home at 5:00 it was still light out. Ok, lighter than it was a month ago. My mind always goes […]
Our Story
Woodman’s of Essex – A Yankee Tradition since 1914 . . . IT ALL BEGAN BACK IN 1914 when “Chubby” and Bessie Woodman opened their roadside clam shack on the causeway in Essex, MA. At that time, the TV hadn’t been invented, the average yearly salary was $750, and a gallon of milk cost 32 […]
Our Awards
“An American Cult Classic—right up there with baseball and apple pie.” — Zagat Restaurant Guide Awards “Best Seafood in America”—Forbes FYI Magazine “Best Local Food in MA” —Yankee Magazine “Best Steamers 2006” —Boston Magazine’s N.E. Travel & Life “Local Secrets-Big Finds” —Travelocity “World’s Best Fantastic Fast Food” —Travel Channel “Best Fried Clams, Clam Chowder, Onion […]
