When the owners of Woodman’s of Essex opened their mail last summer, they were elated to find a poster-size proclamation declaring July 3 as National Fried Clam Day. For her, the recognition provides “just one more stamp of approval” for the restaurant’s claim that its founder invented the fried... “It really was a big deal for us,” says Maureen Woodman, a third-generation co-owner of the roadside seafood restaurant in Essex, Mass.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 05, 2016 17:34 UTC