Long Island Traditions N E W S L E T T E R www.longislandtraditions.org Vol. 22 No.3
[email protected] Fall 2015 Boating with the Baymen: “Working the Waters: Maritime Working the Waters of Long Island Culture of Long Island” at the Focus on Freeport, September 26 at 2pm Tobay Boat Show ong Island Traditions is sponsoring another “Boating Saturday- Sunday, October 4-5, 2015 with the Baymen” tour on Saturday, September 26 at 2 pm Tobay Beach on Ocean Parkway aboard the Miss Freeport. The fall tour explores the L ong Island Traditions will present its 3rd annual traditions of fishermen and baymen, and bay house owners. Participants include the legendary Al Grover of Freeport, “Working the Waters: Maritime Culture of Long boat builders and fishermen Rob & Chris Harter of Bellmore, LIsland” program in collaboration with the NY Marine fisherman Tony Sougstad of Freeport and other special guests. Trades Association “Tobay Boat Show” on Saturday – Themes of the tour will include: Sunday, October 4-5 at Tobay Beach on the Ocean Parkway, east of Jones Beach in Massapequa, New York. “Working “Close Calls on the Water” the Waters: Maritime Culture of Long Island” will present “Boat Builders” to the public first-hand accounts about the contemporary “Bay Houses after Superstorm Sandy” and historic traditions of commercial and recreational The tour takes place on board the Miss Freeport, located fishermen, the factors affecting these traditions and their at 85 Woodcleft Avenue, Freeport. Tickets are $40/adult, $20/ future on Long Island in the wake of Superstorm Sandy children under 16, with discounts for LI Traditions’ members, and the decline of the bays.