As summer unofficially wraps up, we"re looking at Reedy Island, an islet that sits in Moneyboque Bay, across from Westhampton Beach on Long Island, New York. The Hamptons is a collection of villages and hamlets with plenty of sandy beachfront that have long been a popular upscale summer destination for New Yorkers looking to escape the city. This year, that migration started early, as city dwellers headed east in the spring in search of space to social distance. In summer, the beaches, of course, are the main attraction, but the area is also known for dining and nightlife (complete with celebrity spotting), wineries, and family-owned farms and farm stands. And the end of summer isn"t all bad news, at least for the local economy. As temperatures cool and crowds (usually) thin out, the farms shift gears to apple cider and pumpkins, and by November, the harvesting of Peconic Bay scallops begins.
Summer winds down in the Hamptons
Today in History
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Sequoia National Parks 134th anniversary
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Wyoming celebrates its statehood
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May the Fourth be with you…
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47 years of Badlands National Park
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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A showcase for future fame
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Native American Heritage Day
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They’re grrrape!
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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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Happy Mothers Day!
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It s Australia Day
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Once in a pink moon
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Autumn in Alaska
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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Let us introduce you…
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Smoking nights in Austria
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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Listening to the sea
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Put your flippers in the air…
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Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
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Valentines Day
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
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National Take a Hike Day
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Jamaica celebrates its independence
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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