03.19.2024 Announcements Shelter Island spring is here — well, officially tonight Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox occurring officially at 11:06 p.m. , according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The sun, the Old Farmer tells us,...
03.20.2023 Around the Island The Rites of Spring 2023 Spring has sprung. Today marks the vernal equinox, according to our friends at the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The sun, they tell us, has gone over the equator and is...
03.19.2022 Around the Island Spring is on the wing for 2022 Today, Sunday, marks the vernal equinox, the first day of spring, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. The sun, the Old Farmer tells us, is over the equator and...
03.20.2017 News Spring is here Today is the first day of spring, the vernal equinox. The earth’s axis today “is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in a ‘nearly’ equal amount of...