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Clamming This Weekend on the Long Beach Peninsula!

susiegoldsmith — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 06:05:31 +0000

Come to Long Beach this weekend and get the best of both worlds–luxurious B&B, great food and razor clamming–which is getting right down to the real nitty gritty (to coin a phrase from the 70′s)! Crawl out of your beautiful, warm, cushy Boreas bed in the morning an hour or so before low tide on Sunday, then freeze your fannies off in the early morning digs and be back at the Inn with your limit of 15 razor clams, warming up by the fire with our great coffee by 9:30 am breakfast time! The first dig on Saturday is actually a late afternoon dig–so you can work up an appetite for dinner at one of our fine dinner houses! We will make all arrangements!

Long Beach, Washington will open for razor clam digging for FOUR days at noon March 19! Dan Ayres, WDFW coastal shellfish manager, advises prospective diggers to pay particular attention to the shift in digging times during this month’s razor-clam opening. “It gets a little tricky scheduling digs at this time of year, but the goal is to arrange openings during the best clam tides,” Ayres said. “The split schedule also provides an opportunity for back-to-back digs the evening of Saturday, March 19, and the morning of Sunday, March 20.”

Digging days and low tides for March are:

Saturday, March 19, 7:04 p.m. (-0.1 ft); Long Beach
Sunday, March 20, 7:36 a.m. (-0.5 ft); Long Beach
Monday, March 21, 8:23 a.m. (-0.9 ft); Long Beach

· Tuesday March 22, 9:12 a.m. (-1.0 ft); Long Beach So get your clam digging license, required if you are age 15 or older and come down and dig some razor clams. Ayres reminds diggers that WDFW is tentatively planning another razor-clam opening April 7-9 until noon each day at Long Beach and Twin Harbors if marine toxin tests show the clams are safe to eat. Licenses expire on March 31, so you need to make sure, for the April digs coming up, that you get a new license.

It was a beautiful, calm day of razor clamming at Beard's Hollow

Food! Food! Gourmet Breakfasts!

susiegoldsmith — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:43:18 +0000

Boreas Inn has been touted by guests in reviews on Trip Advisor and BedandBreakfast.com as having the best breakfasts! Here’s one such review. “Starting at 9:30 and lasting for at least 1 1/2 hours, they fed us the most wonderful, tasty meals that were really “brunch”. We started with fruit and sweets with Susie’s homemade sauces, then we were presented with Bill’s platter of pancakes, meat, fritatta,

"A breakfast like no other awaits" at Boreas Inn

or other entree of the morning. This always held us over until we went to dinner at the best restaurants in the area that had been reserved for us in advance by Susie.”

Since you will indeed be feeling well-fed until dinner time, let us set up your dinners! The Depot Restaurant’s clam chowder, with each bowl beautifully hand-crafted, has been receiving the “best clam chowder I’ve ever had” reviews from our guests for years. It’s no surprise! Chef Michael and his team steam the Willapa clams for each bowl and add the razor clams and freshly sauteed veggies just for your bowl of chowder! We love the philosophy of hand-crafted local foods, made with attention to detail with the love of the art of fine cuisine as demonstated by our local Chefs, particularly at The Depot, Pelicano, the 42nd Street Cafe and The Shelburne Restaurant and Pub.

“Dining At The Source” is what it’s all about here on the Long Beach Peninsula. Fresh, local ingredients and the passion for cooking are evident not only at Boreas Inn. The variety of “the best” grilled steaks, seafood and fresh specials makes The Depot, especially when we reserve the Chef’s Table for our guests, a top pick of our guests along with Pelicano Restaurant on the Port of Ilwaco. Pelicano receives top reviews for their variations on their fried fresh Willapa Bay oysters and the deliciously crisp, perfectly balanced Caesar salad, one of my favorite combinations. Order them as appetizers and you get a full meal deal for $16. Then you have room for Chocolate Pot au Creme for dessert. The most decadent dark chocolate preparation available on the peninsula. The 42nd Street Cafe has Jean Marc, the waiter extraordinaire, exotic daily changing seafood stews, pot roast like your mom used to make (well maybe….) and THE BEST sturgeon preparation when in season! I could go on and on about our local restaurants, the wait staff, chefs and dear friends who are the proprietors. You have to eat it to believe it! Experience our wild winter weather, beautiful holiday decor (going up with help from guests on December 6th) and our annual New Years’ Day Crabcake and Champagne Brunch, offered at no extra charge to our guests! We will set up everything to make your stay simply perfect! We have a couple of openings left for Thanksgiving and lots of rooms available for Christmas and afterwards. Relax by the fire places and dine on the best cuisine the Pacific Northwest has to offer! Boreas Inn was chosen as the Top Five Best B&B’s by KING 5 TV “Northwest Best Getaways” in 2009!

I'm not ready for this rain! The clamming weekend should have some sun!

susiegoldsmith — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 01:02:48 +0000

The last couple of days have been very wet. Yesterday morning, it was windy and driving to the Astoria Bridge was exciting with the Columbia River at high tide, splashing over the rip rap onto the highway. My car got splashed. I like it when that happens as long as the waves aren’t too large and boisterous. The big winds subsided and the last day has merely been warm and wet. A “Pineapple Express”! The end of the week shows clearing in time for the three day clam digging tide here on the Long Beach Peninsula. We did have a glorious day at the beginning of this week before the current storm arrived. Sunny and low 60′s.

First Razor Clam Tide is on October 17-19, 2008!

susiegoldsmith — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:46:10 +0000

Razor Clams—
Originally uploaded by Clay1976

These beautiful bi-valves will light up your taste buds if you come to Long Beach, WA to dig them on October 17-19. The first clam tide of autumn coincides with Boreas Inn’s Wild Mushroom Celebration Weekend. Indulge in mushrooms and razor clams, two of our favorite things to eat, all in one weekend! Yum!

Autumn is the Time for Clamming

susiegoldsmith — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:36:48 +0000

You call this Spring?

susiegoldsmith — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:57:12 +0000

Welcome to Springtime in the Pacific Northwest!
Last weekend it was 78 degrees, this weekend it might snow. We’ve seen snowflakes today mixed with the hail, rain and sunshine.
It’s 38 degrees out and the wind is blowing. It’s a clam digging weekend, early morning clam tides.
It would be a rare sight to see people clamming in the snow at 6:30 a.m.
You can be sure I won’t be there!
We don’t attract many clamdiggers at the inn, which is fairly busy (one room is open) on this blustery, cold weekend; the fireplace is glowing in the living room and the featherbeds and down will be cozy and beckoning the guests after their great meals at The Depot, The Port Bistro and the 42nd Street Cafe!
This will be a good weekend for guests to eat, go to museums and sit by the fire.
Speaking of meals, we need to eat dinner!

Clam Digging in Long Beach this Weekend, April 19-20

susiegoldsmith — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:32:16 +0000

Bill and I went razor clam digging at Beard’s Hollow during the last clam tide, on April 7th.
We hadn’t clammed together for a long time and it was a blast.
It rained, but who cares!
There is a
razor clam tide this weekend on the Long Beach Peninsula. Call or write us and we will tell you all about it!
I use a clam gun–Bill uses a shovel.
It’s all good. But the best part is eating them.
We clean them and dip them in egg and then in well-seasoned Panko coating (be creative) and fry them for about 30 seconds (until slightly brown) on each side. The razor clam is about the most tender clam you will ever eat.
We can tell you more about how to prepare a razor clam–Bill is the expert on this subject. I just like to eat them.
We do have The Hideaway open this weekend for two nights!!
So come clam digging.
Maybe you can get Bill to go with you!