Stuffies are made using quahogs because they are the biggest of the area clams. See the difference in the three sizes, biggest to smallest: quahog, cherrystone, right, and little neck, bottom.

The stuffies will likely be installed later this year, according to R.I. Commerce. In the meantime, R.I. Commerce has launched an augmented reality experience at the four airports in place of the ...

Stuffies are a uniquely Rhode Island food served at clam shacks, fine dining restaurants and markets. They've also been made at home by generations of families. Other coastal places might have ...

Whether airport stuffies, which were first reported by the "Rhode Island Current," will attract travelers or repel them is anyone's guess as tourism-marketing campaigns are inherently hit or miss.

RI FOOD & DINING Giant ‘stuffies’ are part of a new R.I. tourism campaign. Locals aren’t the biggest fans. “Cooler and warmer was better than this,” wrote one Rhode Islander on social media.

The two giant stuffies — which are quahogs stuffed with breadcrumbs and herbs — were crafted out of Styrofoam by Lincoln-based Lance Industries. The state paid $38,000 for each stuffie sculpture.

There's nothing like a 7-foot sculpture of a Rhode Island stuffie modeled on actual Rhode Island stuffies, made in Rhode Island out of former Dunkin'-cup styrofoam.