Montauk County Park – Montauk Library

Oral History Spotlight: Dean Phillippe

Jul15^th2026byArchives

Dean Phillippe, originally from Kansas City, Missouri, enlisted in the Air Force in the early 1960s to get ahead of a draft, completing basic training in Texas before being assigned to the 773rd Radar Squadron in Montauk. He traveled to Montauk by train, spending New Year’s Eve stranded at Penn Station after missing his connection…. Read more »

Throwback Thursday — Having Fun in the Field

Oct15^th2025byMontauk Library

“The first annual Community Picnic and Field Day Saturday, sponsored by Montauk Youth Inc., has been termed a success,” The East Hampton Star reported on October 2, 1980. The newspaper added rather poetically that many local families had taken part despite the fields at Montauk County Park having been “windswept.” Baking and cooking contests… Read more »