As part of the Waterfront Heroes exhibit, celebrating those who preserve New York’s maritime heritage, Long Island Traditions is proud to present a staged reading of “Salt Water People” by American Lore Theater at the Oyster Bay Historical Society on November 3 2019 at 2 p.m. The play, by Jake Rosenberg, loosely based on Peter Matthiessen’s book, “Men’s Lives,” … Full Story
Long Island Decoy Carving
Decoy carving has a long history on Long Island, one that stretches back to the colonial period when native peoples and colonists hunted waterfowl to sustain them during the winter months when ducks migrated from the Mid Atlantic states to Canada. Hunters carved decoys from cork and wood to attract the waterfowl to the bay waters. Today there are hunters … Full Story
Close Call on the Water “A Speck in the Sea” Lecture and Book Signing
John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski are the authors of A Speck in the Sea, which describes how Aldridge survived in the ocean after falling overboard during one of their fishing trips. In this program, we will learn how Aldridge survived and how Sosinski was able to find him with the assistance of the Coast Guard. Copies of the book will … Full Story
Bayman in Bronze
By Savannah Doviak BABYLON, NY: Babylon Village residents have proposed a bayman statue to honor the rich history of clamming, a trade with deep roots in the Great South Bay, now nearly extinct. “We have a steering committee which reaches across a broad spectrum of folks interested in our waterfront heritage as well as its future,” explained Bayman Committee … Full Story