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Captain Jim first went to sea when he was only sixteen. Although he may have fudged about his age when signing on to the North Star, he says," Well, matey, I don't call it lying exactly. I like to refer to such things as truth enhancement!"... Many years ago, back in the days of black & white television, Captain Jim, or Li'l Jimmy as he was called, shipped out of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, with a load of cheese bound for the east coast. The ship's route was to stop along the way at Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo then down the Saint Lawrence Seaway to stop in all the states from Maine to Florida to the east coast of Texas. The journey was to take two months. The plan was to supply all those ports with delicious Wisconsin cheese and then head back to Wisconsin... And so it went all along the American coast line. In New York harbor Jimmy learned to prepare the best clam chowder; in Maryland, blue crab; in Virginia, cured honey-glazed ham. In the Carolinas he discovered Calabash shrimp and..

Also known as: Captain Jim's Seafood Buffet

Primary location: Pigeon Forge United States