Bounty of the ocean; Happy Clam is back doing what it doesbest

From: Daily Breeze | Date: October 25, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

The Happy Clam has had some unhappy years. It was open from 1974 to 1995. Then it closed to become (if I remember correctly) a Moose McGillicuddy and a Doc's on the Rocks. For six years, the Happy Clam was nothing but a bit of ocean-adjacent nostalgia, a place many remembered well.

And then, last year, it came back, re-opened by its original owners, whose photos adorn the walls.

It was, and is, good to have the Happy Clam back. As is the case with local hangs that have hung around for a while, it offers the cheerful sense of Cheers -- a place in which, even if they don't know your name, they ...

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