Around the Island Archives - Shelter Island Reporter

07.03.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Independence Day Historical tour slated for tomorrow, July 4

The Shelter Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will offer a “Self-Guided Tour” of the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church Colonial Burying Grounds on Friday, July 4...

07.02.2025 Featured Story

Quinipet Day at Shelter Island’s Union Chapel: All welcome Sunday, July 6

Union Chapel celebrates Camp Quinipet on Sunday, July 6 at 10:30 a.m. For the past four years, Rev. Elizabeth (Liz) Abel has preached at the Quinipet service. Her topic...

06.30.2025 Featured Story

Perlman students begin their season: A summer of music, fun and laughter on Shelter Island

One of the most welcome signs that summer is in full swing on the Island arrived this week: 32 talented young musicians of the 2025 Summer Music School moved...

06.29.2025 Featured Story

Joanne Sherman’s column: The Big Squeeze

My colleague at the Reporter was also my best friend, and for more than 25 years — until just recently — the person who took a final look at...

06.28.2025 Featured Story

Just Saying: A matter of timing

Without thinking too hard about it, he, in my mind’s eye, is always the 4-year-old grandkid who crawled into our bed on weekend visits to the Island. We pretended...

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06.27.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island History Museum Sunday at Union Chapel

Everyone is welcome to Union Chapel on Shelter Island History Museum Sunday, when Nanette Lawrenson, executive director of the museum, will speak about the history of the White family...

06.26.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: June 26, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult Basketball: Sunday...

06.20.2025 Featured Story

Armani is coming to Sunset Beach

Giorgio Armani staff members are staging a special weekend at Sunset Beach from July 24 through the 27th. An Armani staff member Christopher Arambul and Sunset Beach General Manager...

06.18.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar of Events: June 18, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult Basketball: Sunday...

06.17.2025 Featured Story

Jenifer’s Shelter Island Journal: Bravehearts

I met Karen Haag, founder and director of Bravehearts Camps, at Camp Quinipet, in the drizzle of last Saturday afternoon. Below, I bring you a little of our interview...

06.13.2025 Featured Story

Gimme Shelter: Check the calendar — Are you superstitious?

Today’s date, Friday, Sept. 13 is known by some as friggatriskaidekaphobia, pronounced frig-uh-trisk-eye-deck-uh-pho-bee-uh (but you knew that) in tribute to the unhappily named Frigga, a Norse goddess. Why Frigga...

06.12.2025 Featured Story

Shelter Island’s Union Chapel’s Homecoming and Heights Memorial

Everyone is welcome to the Union Chapel’s first service of the summer season on Sunday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. Homecoming/Heights Memorial Sunday is a tradition, as is our...

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Shelter Island Reporter Community Calendar: June 12, 2025

EVERY WEEK AA meetings: Keep It Simple & Early Birds Meeting in person at 7 a.m, Monday through Friday. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. Saturdays 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Church. Adult...

06.10.2025 Featured Story

Greenport carousel ready to spin again on Saturday

Its aging horses are being attended to, its tired innards have been replaced, and Greenport’s storied carousel is scheduled to relaunch this weekend. “The carousel is a hundred years...