Get Muddy--Have Fun--Eat Well

Coming to Alaska this summer? If so, here are a couple of dates to put on your calendar: June 13, 14, 15, and 16; and July 13, 14, 15 and 16. These are the days of minus tides--locally known as clam tides--on Alaska favorite razor clam beaches on the Kenai Peninsula. The most popular beaches are near the communities of Clam Gulch and Ninilchik.

You'll need a bucket and a shovel or a clam gun, old clothes, a sport fishing license, and a willingness to cover yourself with mud, as shown by this picture of my wife some years back. The limit is the first 50 clams dug, regardless of size. Afterwards treat yourself to a feast of either clam chowder or fried clams.