[2] Woodman's has been a family business since its founding in 1914, and is a large employer in the area with over 200 staff during the summer months.

[3] In 1914 Lawrence Henry "Chubby" Woodman and his wife Bessie opened up a clam shack on Essex's Main Street, more commonly known to locals as "the causeway".

Chubby and Bessie sold freshly dug steamer clams as well as ice cream and homemade potato chips.

[4] The company website says this happened during a visit from a friend and fisherman, Mr. Tarr of neighboring Gloucester, Chubby took his suggestion to put some clams into the oil used for deep-frying the potato chips.

[13] The sign at the beginning of the scene used the alias "Woodman's Eat in the Rough" and had the character Dickie Bailey (portrayed by Colin Quinn) working there as a chef.