Posts Tagged:LocalHistory

Throwback Thursday — Early Days of Surfing

Throwback Thursday — Early Days of Surfing

*A version of this post originally ran on September 28, 2022. New photographs and information about our current exhibition have been added.* As Autumn sets in, beachgoers clear the Montauk shorelines, retreating to apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and fall foliage excursions. Meanwhile, for surfers in the Northeast, the fall signals large swells generated by late-season… Read more »

Life-Saving Heritage on Display

Life-Saving Heritage on Display

Life-saving service history is linked to early Chinese practices, like the Chinkiang Association for the Saving of Life established in 1708. It was the first life-saving station institution in the world, consisting of a complex series of stations dotting the coastlines of rivers, bays, and oceans. Chinese benevolent societies and the Imperial Chinese government also… Read more »

The Walking Dunes

The Walking Dunes

By taking just a short jaunt from the parking area on Napeague Harbor Road through a maritime forest of gnarled oaks and knotted pitch pines, one can travel back in time to an ancient forest and duneland resembling a far-off desert destination. The Walking Dunes, as they are aptly named for their ever-shifting voyage southward… Read more »