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Sassafras my a**, we’re calling it Cape Cod!
It was 1602 near present day Provincetown, and as a morning fog was lifting the sweet smell of sassafras wafted offshore to where the crew of the Concord sat at anchor gazing at a foreign land. A lowly mate recognizing the distinct smell exclaims “Behold! Cape Sassafras!” The captain of the vessel, Bartholomew Gosnold, retorted “Sassafras my ass, we’re calling it Cape Cod!”
Maybe it didn’t go down exactly like that, but it could have … Cape Cod could have just easily ended up as Cape Sassafras.
The ‘Salter’ Trout Project
The sea-run brook trout project was inspired by local efforts to restore fish habitat to the Childs River, a river flowing into Waquoit Bay. Background information on the restoration project, as well as the drawing process are highlighted.
Sample in a Jar
“… an important reminder that sometimes the small, and seemingly inconsequential, can be signs of something greater.”
The Right Whale Project
The North Atlantic right whale has considerable regional importance here on Cape Cod due to its historical role and its impacts on present day industries. Here at the Waquoit Bay Fish Company we’ve been wanting to honor the majestic North American right whale for some time.
The Alewife Project
The inspiration for the Waquoit Bay Fish Company spawned, in part, from the determined and hardy Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengusnalis). Against steep odds, alewife return to their natal rivers each spring to fulfill their life purpose. As we were conceptualizing the Waquoit Bay Fish Company, the plucky alewife seemed a fitting mascot.