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The Art of the Strawberry Search

You may think spending an hour in the strawberry patch searching for a treasure of perfect berries is an easy feat. But I’ve been down...

Vine and Sea

The North Fork is a perfect pairing of land and sea. In the last thirty years the pristine waters have been complimented by miles of...

A Walk in the Woods

A workweek detox - over-the-counter, instant relief. Since 1934, the Quogue Wildlife Refuge has been a nature preserve since 1934. In...

A Hiking...or a Haunting...We Will Go

In search of a hike out east, my sister and I left our fate in the hands of google. There were many to pick from, but somehow we settled...

A Trio of Hiking Lessons Learned

We've been taking to the local trails the last couple of years, trying to explore our beautiful island by foot and immerse ourselves in...

The Big Little Farm That Could

Their website says they’re the “biggest little farm on the North Fork.” Exactly what I was thinking as we walked around the 1760...

Enchanted Gardens

For the second year in a row the gardens at Old Westbury are magically illuminated - with a little help from some expert elves -...

Where Beach Meets the Back Country

Took to the trails last weekend at Indian Island County Park in Riverhead with Laura Orlando - 275 acres of scenery and campgrounds on...

Rounding the Cranberry Bog

Beautiful day to explore the 1.1-mile loop at the Cranberry Bog (aka Woodull Bog) in Riverhead, sheltered at the crest of the Peconic...

On the Water: Cruising to - or Through - the Shinnecock Inlet

By Maria Orlando Pietromonaco Created by the notorious Hurricane of 1938, Shinnecock Inlet is the easternmost connection from the bays to...