Skip Bennett's business is built atop the bones of dead, disease-ridden Pilgrims. The prominent aquaculturist operates Island Creek Oysters—one of the nation's best oyster farms and hatcheries—directly adjacent to Massachusetts' storied Clark's Island."Though it was very dark and rained sore, yet in the end they got under the lee of a small island and remained there all that night in safety … And this being the last day of the week, they prepared there to keep the Sabbath. At least it was the best they could find." – Journal of William Bradford, Plymouth Colony Governor
Skip Bennett. All photos by the author.
Clark's Island
Floating oyster sorting station.
Charles 'CJ' Husk in Island Creek's algae laboratory
Row of shuckers at ICO's Oyster Fest 2015
Skip Bennett's cottage in Saquish.
Island Creek oysters