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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
May 1, 2024
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...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Apr 2, 2024
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...
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Laura Orlando
Nov 3, 2023
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...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Oct 7, 2023
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...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Feb 13, 2023
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...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Dec 7, 2022
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...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Nov 30, 2022
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 -...
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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Oct 1, 2022
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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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
May 9, 2022
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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Maria Orlando Pietromonaco
Apr 15, 2022
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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