Showing posts with label Long Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Long Island. Show all posts

Sunday, June 13, 2021

Nature-based and Creative Finds in Greenport, Long Island

Just two hours from New York City, Greenport on the North Fork of Long Island is a more low-key alternative to the scene in the Hamptons. 


Roaming around Greenport early in the day before high season started has many advantages, including finding artistic shapes outside restaurants that had not yet opened.




I found plenty of artistic inspiration in Greenport, Long Island even without visiting the myriad galleries.



In fact, not all the creative art in Greenport, Long Island is displayed in the galleries.




A short drive from Main Street, numerous shaded boardwalks zig-zag through the wetlands that provide abundant bird watching opportunities in the Arshamomaque Pond Preserve, which was renamed for an environmental champion, Paul Stoutenburgh.







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Saturday, January 11, 2020

Photos: Bahamas - Long Island

In the Bahamas Out Islands, Long Island is for travelers who desire a low-key, laid-back environ with nothing in the way of shopping malls, water parks, mega resorts or casinos. Instead, it's all about protected coves and desolate stretches of sand. In essence, an island that appeals to nature lovers.













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