Posts Tagged:MTK

Flashback Friday – Good Old Jerry

Jerry was the first polo pony that Carl Fisher purchased, and he was his favorite right to the end. “In the Roaring Twenties if a young man flunked out of Harvard, Princeton or Yale, it was possible to salvage the family name by measuring him for a padded pith helmet and sending him off to… Read more »

Throwback Thursday – Repurposing a Resort

Imagine girls dancing with servicemen in the elegant lobby ballroom. Picture the grandly arched dining room transformed into a mess hall for military personnel. That’s what the Montauk Manor looked like during World War II after the Navy appropriated the luxurious resort to serve as a military barracks – portions of which can be spotted… Read more »

New 3D Printer

Thanks to a donation from the Friends of The Montauk Library, we have an AMAZING new 3D printer.  It’s a Prusa MK3 and it’s running like a sewing machine (which is to say… smooth, powerful and quiet). Keep an eye on our calendar for programs this summer featuring 3D printing and design.  You may also… Read more »