Andi Day was just 6 years old when someone snapped a photo of her holding a lantern against the inky night as her grandfather knelt to dig out a razor clam on a sandy Washington beach. He had picked her up after school so she was still in her dress uniform, bundled in a warm winter coat to guard against the cold breeze.
For Day and thousands of other Washingtonians, razor clamming isn t just a fun weekend activity it s their culture and their heritage. It even predates the arrival of European settlers. Native communities have been harvesting clams and crabs on these same beaches since time immemorial.
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