An 80-mile Theodore Roosevelt historic tourism trail is being planned across Long Island, connecting Oyster Bay, Sayville and Montauk through places tied to some very […]
Category: Crazy Facts About Long Island
Fall Is Here, But Long Island’s Ticks Aren’t Going Anywhere
How long are ticks active on Long Island? The answer may surprise anyone who assumes tick season ends with summer. Suffolk County says ticks can […]
Nunley’s Carousel Started in Brooklyn Before Becoming a Long Island Landmark
For generations of Long Islanders, Nunley’s Carousel was closely associated with the amusement park that stood along Sunrise Highway in Baldwin. But the carousel began […]
1968 Drawing Shows Freeport Marina Plan That Became Guy Lombardo Marina
A surviving Long Island Press image from 1968 documents the planning of the Freeport waterfront marina later known as Guy Lombardo Marina. The photograph does […]
This 1975 Photo Shows Just How Close Inwood Children Could Get to the LIRR Tracks
A photograph taken in Inwood in September 1975 captures a railroad scene that would look very out of place today. Three young children stand beside […]
Long Island once supplied Brooklyn with much of its drinking water
Long before much of Nassau County was covered with suburbs, parts of it were components of an extensive water system built to supply Brooklyn. By […]
The Pequot Inn Has Been Part of Fishers Island for More Than a Century
The Pequot Inn on Fishers Island, photographed here by the Long Island Daily Press on March 18, 1970, had already been around for nearly 70 […]
Inside Ferguson’s Castle, Huntington’s Remarkable Lost Estate
For much of the 20th century, a large, unusual estate stood on a hillside overlooking Huntington Harbor. Known first as The Monastery and later as […]
Before Hallock State Park, This Long Island Sound Property Was a Massive Sand Mine
A Long Island Daily Press photograph taken on February 10, 1970, shows a sand-mining plant operated by Levon Properties Corporation along the Long Island Sound. […]
Kings Point Merchant Marine Academy Was Built on Chrysler Corporation Founder’s Gold Coast Estate
One of the oldest buildings at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point predates the Academy by more than 25 years. Wiley Hall, now […]