Back By Popular Demand - Docktails and Oysters July 20, 2019
July 3, 2019
It's that time of year again to put on your best Hawaiian shirt and join the Seaport Association at their popular Docktails and Oyster
special event at Norm Bloom and Son,
a fourth-generation oyster farm
in Norwalk on Saturday, July 20, 2019, from 5 pm to 7pm.
This popular event celebrates the bounty of our Connecticut coastline and maritime heritage with the treasures of the sea - grown right here in Norwalk, clams, and oysters in bountiful quantities. The highlight of this event is the
unlimited raw clam and oyster bar. Other goodies will also be available.
If you have never tasted oysters and clams literally fresh off the boat this is an unforgettable opportunity to eat your fill of them, our advice is to come hungry! It's fun to watch the pros shuck the oysters before your eyes (they make it look so easy) and set them on trays with lemons and an assortment of sauces.
An added bonus is the opportunity to explore the dock at Norm Bloom Oysters and Son, one of the few remaining traditional oyster farms in the United States to learn about how these oysters are grown and harvested.
Some of the oysters are incubated under the dock and, afterward planted on the sandy bottom of the sea that is all around you. Because of the meticulous process of the way these oysters are raised,
Norwalk oysters are prized worldwide and known for their sweet briny flavor and plump meats.
About the Seaport Association
Formed in 1978 by a group of local citizens the Seaport Association offers a cultural, environmental, and historical journey to the Norwalk Islands. The Sheffield Island Lighthouse and the Light Keeper's Cottage provides a unique historical and educational landmark that strives to increase awareness, appreciation, and consideration of our environment and how the preservation of historic buildings and nature contribute to our quality of life.
It is our belief that preservation strengthens the perpetual partnership between the past, present, and future. As an Association, we are dedicated in our efforts to preserve our maritime heritage, the environment of Long Island Sound, and helping children experience our 150-year-old lighthouse on Sheffield Island.
About Copps Island Oysters
Norm Bloom and Son founded in 1994 have spent countless hours on the water doing what they love most, harvesting and farming oysters. The Bloom family has been involved in the oyster business since the 1940s and today, Norm Bloom and Sons is one of the largest oyster farms on the east coast.
With an eye to the future, Norm Bloom and Sons have teamed up with marine biologists and local oystermen to preserve Long Island Sound in order to create a sustainable breeding and farming environment for the shellfish industry
Norwalk Seaport Association Blog
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