The Creatures Beneath
Haven’t seen a horseshoe crab on our beach for several years (can you believe the horseshoe crab species is over 450 million years old??...
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Feelin' Crabby? Try Catching a Blue Claw
Crabbing is one of our most memorable family pastimes. We grew up with late summer crab feasts at the dining room table – we caught them,...
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Summer Fun
Good old-fashioned summer fun on LI. Pre-bathing suit era, which I believe was sometime after 1920 - unless you were in the Olympics.
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Triumph and Tragedy: Paving the Way
Triumph and Tragedy Lead to the Birth of Long Island Motor Parkway The 1904 Vanderbilt Cup Race, tracking a 30-mile course through...
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A Trek to Horton Point Lighthouse
What to do on an overcast, gusty summer day? Take on a local landmark you’re embarrassed you haven’t been to. A friend invited us to tag...
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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...
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In the Hands of a Lifeline
So interesting. Found this photo and brief piece about the tumultuous wave action at the Rockaway beaches and the installation of literal...
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Turkish Flair on the Riverfront
Good chance you’ve missed this unassuming little spot on the Peconic riverfront in Riverhead. Don’t let it’s demure façade fool...
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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...
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Sophisticated Sipping in Setauket
Hail to the grape gods, and welcome Madiran The Wine Bar to LI. This classic wine bar was bestowed upon Setauket by sommelier and founder...
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Rooted in Potatoes
Long Island is rooted in potatoes - pun intended. Potato farming on LI dates back to the late 1800s, when Polish and Irish immigrants...
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On Sea and Sound
Love the marketing effort behind this embellished map of LI, issued by the LIRR in 1891 to promote real estate on the island. Definitely...
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The Expressway's Humble Beginnings
Long Island Motor Parkway, aka Long Island Expressway, 1908. Construction just underway.
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Notes from the Vanderbilt Wine Cellar
The Butler’s Cellar Book, a ledger that records the storage and consumption of the estate’s wine and spirits, tells only part of the tale...
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The Seed of "Spirit" Success
As they say, if life gives you lemons make lemonade. In that case, if you are given potatoes, make vodka. Rich Stabile and Dan Pollicino...
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Horsin' Around
I’ll admit I have a lot to learn about equestrian culture and lingo. Gelding, fillie, furlong, purse – it’s almost a foreign language to...
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Waggin' on the Rails
TBT - Came across this story about Roxey the Railroad dog…a cute little pup “adopted” by the Long Island railroad crew circa 1904. He...
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A Comfy Catch
What started out as a pleasant, ordinary porgy fishing trip this week slowly morphed into a good ten minutes of excitement bordering...
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It's Serendipity, Sicily
I’ve been waiting like a kid at Christmas for Insatiable Eats Creative Kitchen, an Italian restaurant/marketplace concept, to open in...
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