Enjoy the East End Al Fresco. 
From Riverhead to Orient to Montauk

The Eastern End of Long Island, New York City’s backyard beach getaway, offers a variety of fun activities for all ages and interests. From Riverhead to Greenport to Montauk, there are the Hamptons, North Fork farms and vineyards, breweries, scenic beaches, and stunning views. From tall ship festivals to music festivals to drag racing events, to the Long Island Aquarium, Splish Splash, and the Parrish Art Museum, there’s something for everyone.

Historic Holidays at Hallockville

Hallockville Museum Farm, an authentic, preserved 28-acre North Fork farm homestead, invites visitors to experience old-fashioned holiday traditions during the Historic Holidays at Hallockville open house on Sunday, December 3, from 12:00 – 3:30 p.m. Costumed docents will lead tours of historic homes at Hallockville, while sharing stories of past holiday celebrations. The Hallock Homestead, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, will be decorated for a Victorian Christmas. In the Cichanowicz Farmhouse, docents will recreate a Polish Christmas Eve celebration from the 1930s. Visitors may view an exhibit of antique toys, take in the aroma of baking in an antique wood stove, and  learn how Christmas celebrations were banned by early East End settlers and eventually came to the North Fork primarily as a secular celebration. The event is free and open to the public as Hallockville’s holiday gift to the community. Hallockville Museum Farm is located at 6038 Sound Ave. in Riverhead.

 

Winter Lecture: “Dust for Blood: Long Island Labor Camps”

Join Southold Historical Museum for the upcoming Winter Lecture: “Dust for Blood: Long Island Labor Camps” by Mark Torres, part of the “Local Farming Through the Years” free lecture series sponsored by NOFO Real Estate.

Mr. Torres, who is the author of Long Island Migrant Labor Camps: Dust for Blood (The History Press, 2021), will share the history of the labor camps that sustained the potato farming industry on Long Island, and will discuss factors that led to the ultimate decline of this labor system and the potato industry as a whole.

This lecture is the third and final in the Winter lecture series, “Local Farming Through the Years”, and is free and open to the public.

Winter Lecture: “Krupski Farming”

Southold Historical Museum’s free 2023 Winter Lecture Series sponsored by NOFO Real Estate continues with the second presentation titled “Krupski Farming”, by Al Krupski at 4:00PM on February 15, 2023 at Southold Town Recreation Center, 970 Peconic Lane, Peconic, NY 11958.
Mr. Krupski, who is a fourth-generation farmer that grew up in a farming family and continues the tradition alongside his wife and children, will share the interesting history of the family, as well as some of his personal experiences.
The Winter lecture series titled “Local Farming Through the Years” will continue on March 4 with a third talk about Long Island Labor Camps by speaker Mark Torres. All lectures are free and open to the public.