08.08.2023 Around the Island National Play in the Sand Day, Friday, August 11 Shelter Island certainly has this one covered: National Play in the Sand Day, Friday, Aug. 11. Take your pick: Wades, Shell, Crescent, Menhaden and plenty of other sandy spots...
07.20.2023 Letters Shelter Island Reporter Letters to the Editor: July 20, 2023 Apologies To the Editor: Regarding my signature on a letter to the editor last week praising the contributions of Georgiana Ketcham to the League of Women Voters (LWV), I...
07.09.2023 Around the Island Shelter Island Summer Stroll, July 2023 Trying to walk the target of 10,000 steps a day takes on a new challenge in the summer heat, even on this idyllic island. One of my favorite stretches,...
06.03.2023 Around the Island Life is a Shelter Island Beach: A primer for newcomers (and forgetful natives) for 2023 O.K., here’s the skinny for those in bikinis — or whatever you wear at the beach. Shelter Island has some 20 miles of coastline that encompasses sandy beaches with...
04.09.2022 Around the Island Sign of the season, April 2022 Piping plovers are back on Shell Beach. An endangered species in New York, they weigh one-and-a-half to two-and-a-quarter ounces. These delightful birds build their nests in sandy areas near...