Monthly Archives: September 2017

After spending the night in Medford, we drove northeast to Greenport on the North Fork of Long Island, where we caught a ferry to Shelter Island: Arriving on Shelter Island, we drove to Mashomack Preserve, a 2,039-acre preserve owned by … Continue reading →

We decided to take an overnight trip to Long Island for Labor Day, and first drove to Shirley, to the Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge features wetlands on both sides of the Lower Carmans River. While the visitor’s center … Continue reading →