DIY - More Mileage Out of Those Pumpkins!
Don’t throw those pumpkins out yet! Create a festive centerpiece for November entertaining. Grab a tray, add glasses, tealights, yard...
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Creating Magic Through Her Lens
TBT - Photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston was known for capturing the essence of beautiful spaces through her lens. The wealthy...
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Moments at Macari
By appointment only makes for a relaxing wine tasting experience at Macari Vineyard. Not one selection in the tasting disappointed....
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The Last Duck Standing
Crescent Duck Farm in Aquebogue - founded in 1908 by Henry Corwin - still exists today as the last remaining duck farm on LI. Sadly there...
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Sippin' on the River
FINALLY got to Peconic County Brewing in Riverhead this past weekend. It’s usually very crowded no matter what time of day you go. We...
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Wine Country is Born
The other day I had a letter addressed to Louisa Hargrave incorrectly placed in my PO Box. Turns out her box number is one digit off from...
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The Lost Boys of Montauk
Book Review THE TRUE STORY OF THE WIND BLOWN, FOUR MEN WHO VANISHED AT SEA, AND THE SURVIVORS THEY LEFT BEHIND By Amanda Fairbanks I am...
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A Haven for Poltergeists
The Lakeview Cemetery in Patchogue is evidently a haven for poltergeists. Over the years there have been reports of a wandering headless...
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Why the Long Face, Jack?
Shamefully I admit I don’t remember ever carving a pumpkin. I may have, once, when the kids were very little, but it’s all a blur so if I...
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The Legend of Hell House
Dug up this story about "The Massapequa Hell House" from the Long Island Advance a few years back. Never heard of it - seems like there's...
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Life at the Lighthouse
I was always intrigued by lighthouse life – what the keepers and their families had to endure like isolation, drudgery, extreme weather,...
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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...
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A Legacy of Aquaculture
Shell fishing, specifically oystering, dates back to the mid 1600s on Long Island, really taking hold in the late 1800s. The industry has...
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A Case for Case's Place
I am looking forward to my first venture to Case's Place this year. I have an internal struggle when it comes to sharing sacred East End...
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Enchanting Turn-of-the Century Summers on "The Rock"
TBT - There’s something about summers on Shelter Island that is undeniably enchanting. Though I’ve never spent a night, we’ve cruised...
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The Fate of Arlington
August 17, 1909 – The Arlington shipwreck turned into summer blockbuster entertainment for strolling pedestrians on the Long Beach...
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This Ain't No Country Club
Have to say we were a little intimidated when we were invited to a special "Studio 54" event at the North Fork Country Club by our great...
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The Storied Home of a Local Legend
TBT- The Jedediah Hawkins House, Jamesport. Captain Jedediah Hawkins was born in Stony Brook in 1837, and began his life at sea at a very...
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Just a Ferry Away
This is a ferry arriving on Fire Island from Sayville, 1914. To think of the thousands we now transport a day a century later.
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