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Throwback Thursday – Columbus Day Parade

Oct05^th2021byMontauk Library

Columbus Day Parade, 1980. Photograph, black and white print, Al Holden Collection, Montauk Library Archives. There was a flurry of Columbus Day parades from the mid-1970s to the late 1980s in Montauk’s downtown, “the pride and joy” of a man named Joseph Bosco, the engine who powered the event. Mr. Bosco was born in Calabria, Italy,… Read more »

Throwback Thursday- St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Mar11^th2021byMontauk Library

For the second year in a row, St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Montauk have been cancelled because of COVID. As we approach one of the most important days on the Montauk calendar, a photograph from the “Before Times” makes looking backwards a thoughtful journey. Herb Herbert donated this picture of the St. Patrick’s Day Parade… Read more »