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Continued from page 9... Dogfish were pestiferous bait stealers, and also the horrid-looking sea robins.” In late summer there were “gamey fighting bluefish.” In later years Mrs. Newell recalled that the Bay became a “Mecca for hundreds of ardent fishermen from western Long Island and the city.” She even went on to say that those who visited that did their fishing would say, “Oh, I’ve been out fishing from New Suffolk!” In A Rose of the Nineties, Rosalind Case Newell wrote that the Peconic Bay pounding seas actually piled rows of seaweed along the beach. The windrows would include hundreds of escallops. She continued saying that the New Suffolk shore was lined with little grey-shingled escallop houses. The dredging, opening and shipping of escallops was an industry that was employed by many of the locals. Here’s a recipe for success with good ingredients as taken from the pages of Rose Remembers by Rosalind Case Newell: Dry escallops well in a cloth. You’ll have to change it once or twice. “A piece of old cotton sheet or whatever is much better than paper towels.” Crush 12 or more saltines to a coarse powder with a rolling pin. Saltines are tastier than bread crumbs. Beat one egg in a soup dish with a fork (not a beater). Cut small slices as thin as you can from a strip of fat back with a very sharp knife with enough pieces to cover the bottom of the pan. The fat back will slice easier when frozen. Cut the rind off first. Try out these pieces in an iron frying pan, According to the Cutchogue SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities), the Old watching and turning carefully and constantly. Drain them on a paper towel. Dust the escal- Town Arts & Crafts Guild building on the Main Road in Cutchogue “still contributes to the ambi- lops with flour, pepper and salt and put them in egg. Then dip them out with a split spoon ence of this historic community.” The photo is courtesy of the Whitaker Historical Collection. so they won’t be too wet, and roll them in the cracker crumbs. When the fat is smoking hot, put in the escallops and they will start to brown at once. Turn them over. Add butter if you his name became attributed with it. For a brief time, John Booth also owned Rob- think they are going to burn. As soon as they are brown on both sides, they’re done. A couple ins Island. John Booth received Robins Island from Nathaniel Sylvester who had of minutes is all they need. Serve them at once. Rosalind Case Newell said that the job is so received it as a deed from the Indians. The west side of what is now New Suffolk quick that you could cook the escallops while your guests are getting to the table. She went Road was inherited by John Booth’s son Charles. John Booth’s older son Thomas on to say: “My biggest frying pan holds eighty escallops and I figure on 20 to a person.” inherited the east side. Having mentioned New Suffolk, let’s take a glance of the area in written Mrs. Butterworth shares that the Fence Viewer, an elected office, was of ex- word. According to The New Suffolk Story by Marjorie Moore Butterworth, the treme importance in the 1700s since livestock was the number one enterprise in the Southold Town Fathers did formally lay out lots in the Cutchogue area in 1661 area. A good part of the land was fenced in. Thirty different people owned Great which they reserved for themselves and they were considerable tracts of land. Meadow, a part that lies mostly in Cutchogue with a small tract in New Suffolk. Mrs. Butterworth clarifies that East and West creeks bounded 180 acres that were Each person had the use of two acres. Cattle were supplied with winter fodder that known as Dam Meadow and Peconic Bay and these became the boundaries of was made from salt hay that was grown there. “Meadowland at that time was con- New Suffolk eventually. sidered more valuable than upland. A parcel of meadowland west of Dam Meadow Booth’s Neck was the common name for this land as Mrs. Butterworth point- was set aside for the minister of the Presbyterian Church to provide fodder for his ed out. John Booth was the first owner of a majority of that land and that is how animals.” The parcel was referred to as Parsons Corner and was used until 1940. 15 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 —————————————————————

There was a Purpose! It’s About Time! New Suffolk garnished the reputation for being a busy port and shipyard from ear- ly times. Porpoises appeared in Peconic Bay around 1780. The porpoise oil was used for the lubrication of clocks and watches. In 1781, the Porpoise Company was formed. Cutchogue and New Suffolk business thrived. But the porpoises disappeared just as quickly as they appeared. Shipping continued and in 1838 Ira Tuthill had acquired by deed from New York State Governor William March un- derwater lands and was able to build New Suffolk’s largest and busiest dock. You see, the men of New Suffolk took naturally to the sea since New Suffolk was surrounded on three sides by Peconic Bay. This 1947 photo features an exterior glimpse of Cutchogue Auto Sales with seven employees standing in front of the main entrance. Felix Doroski is As noted in the Peconic Bay Shopper among the staff pictured. This photo is courtesy of the Charles H. Meredith Photo Collection of the Southold Historical Society article relating Whitaker Historical Collec- tion-related material that I titled Below Sea Level but Ultimately Shining, in 1899, New Suffolk residents saw something unusual: tchogue-New Suffolk Historical Society erected a roadside marker located at the what looked like two masts moving through the water at about five knots. There end of Main Street; a plaque was placed on the waterfront property on Peconic was no boat, no engines and no smoke. The masts belonged to the country’s first Bay down from the New Suffolk post office at the submarine base landmark to submarine launched from an unlikely spot — the hamlet of New Suffolk — where honor the 100th birthday celebration of the USS Holland in April 2000; and be- the J. P. Holland Torpedo Company became its principal industry until 1905. ginning with the intersection on Route 25 and New Suffolk Road in Cutchogue New Suffolk resident Floyd Houston built models of the USS Holland to scale. and ending with its intersection at New Suffolk Avenue and Route 25 in Mat- In 1957, he presented the Mariners Museum at Newport News, Virginia with one tituck are two identical signs revealing that the road has been designated as the of the models and the other model to the Whitaker Historical Collection, which United States Submarine Veterans Memorial Highway. had provided him with the material he needed, including photographs, plans, sto- ries, and more to build the models. For some time, through a shared arrangement This was Oughta Site! Alley-Oop! with the Southold Historical Society, this wonderful gift was seen at the Horton An 1883 copyrighted brochure was re-printed in 1978 as recommended by Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum from May through October during the 20 Rosalind Case Newell. The name of that brochure which was printed in limited weekends the lighthouse is open to the public. There is a wooden model made edition was titled Peconic Park. In 1883 Nassau Point had the name Peconic Park. by the Holland Company located in the Carriage House on the Village Green in The name was given by a real estate development company. The developers did Cutchogue. To pay tribute to the remarkable history of the USS Holland, the Cu- not accept the name “Little Hog Neck” and renamed the area Peconic Park to pay 16 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 ————————————————————— tribute to a mansion that was located there that was converted into a clubhouse- pendent Congregational Church was erected in 1862. The building has been used hotel and a bowling alley annex. The bowling alley annex accommodated bowlers as a library since 1914); “The School House;” “The Barn;” “The Wickham Farm and later also served as a guest house. A tennis court was on the property. The House;” “The Village Garage;” and the previously mentioned “Carriage House.” kitchen that was available on the grounds garnished some worthy reputation. In The July 2, 1985 Peconic Bay Shopper shared insight on Fort Corchaug. Cu- the spring of 1928, fire destroyed the mansion. The bowling alley was torn down tchogue native, archaeologist and Amerindian authority who is on the faculty of soon after. the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University, Dr. Ralph Solecki, said: “Among the original Indian settlements, the only fort in any state of preservation Friendly and Historically Speaking! Far from a Well-Kept Secret! along the eastern seaboard is Fort Corchaug.” We get reminded that the beaches A committee of Cutchogue citizens met informally at the home of Mr. and Mrs. of Corchaug offered the Indians periwinkle, a shell which the natives handcrafted Corwin Grathwohl on Tuesday, November 17, 1959 to organize the Cutchogue- for their “wampum.” Fort Corchaug was placed on the National Register of His- New Suffolk Historical Council. Mrs. Robert P. Sibley, Mrs. Arthur S. Moore as torical Places in 1974 by the Historical Council. Further information can be found well as Fred Kaelin, Paulding Stoutenburgh, and James and Corwin Grathwohl by taking a read through Pagans Puritans Patriots of Yesterday’s Southold by Warren were among those present. It was noted that Mrs. Ernest Morrell and Edward Fox Hall. were unable to attend. On the corner of Main Road and New Suffolk Road in Cutchogue was the Madolin Fleet Barteau shared in her March 31, 1955 Long Island Traveler Case house where there used to be a hotel attached to the building that was lo- column titled Interesting Facts About Cutchogue Cemetery that the Cutchogue Cem- cated there called the Betts Hotel. The hotel was owned by George M. Betts. Ac- etery was incorporated in 1856 and that there are 1,064 lots. Mrs. Barteau re- cording to the Cutchogue SPLIA (Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities) minds us that there are plot owners in the Cutchogue Cemetery like folks that are volume, Harrison Case’s father moved the Harrison Case House and part of what from the sister villages. Some of the surnames include: Tuthill, Jones, Vail, Dart, was known as the Betts Hotel (circa 1878) in 1908 to the east side of New Suffolk Putnam and Larsen. Road. In the early 1920s, one-story stores with a flat Art-Deco type roof had been One of the oldest historic homes in Cutchogue is known as “The Old constructed and added on to the portion of the Case house that remained on the House.” Prosperous settler John Budd built his house in Southold in 1649 and corner of Main Road and New Suffolk Road. The Cutchogue Post Office was one the house stood on Tuckers Lane in Southold. He built another house in South- of the stores here in 1929. old in the Antigua style he loved and that house was located on the western end of A barber shop, an A&P, and a butcher shop all stood side-by-side on the end the Main Road in Southold. Anna, one of his three daughters, married Barnabas of that building in the early 1920s. Adolph Rysko worked as a young clerk in the Horton’s son Benjamin and John Budd gave the couple his former Tucker’s Lane A&P and over the years he bought out the three stores. His butcher shop and house to the couple as a wedding gift. Benjamin Horton’s brother Joshua was a market was then nestled on the corner of Main Road and New Suffolk Road. He carpenter and arrangements were made with him to move their Tuckers Lane was the proprietor for 39 years with his wife Helen. Mr. Rysko then sold to Joseph home to Cutchogue in 1660. The building was restored and furnished in 1940 Nolan and the business was called Ireland’s Cutchogue Village Market & Cater- during the Southold Town Tercentenary. In 1962 it was dedicated as a National ers. Now the corner location has been taken over by the Daniel Gale Sotheby’s Historic Landmark. International Realty. “The Old Burying Ground” (Cutchogue Cemetery) that is on the Main “Honeymoon House” was located on the south side of the intersection of Road and “The Old House” located on the Cutchogue Village Green are pres- Route 25 (Main Road) and New Suffolk Road in Cutchogue. It was referred to as ently maintained by the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council. Other build- the “Honeymoon House” since many honeymoon couples occupied the cottage. ings on the Cutchogue Village Green include: the Cutchogue-New Suffolk Free “Honeymoon House” ended up becoming the rental location of the first loca- Library (which formerly was the Independent Congregational Church. The Inde- tion for the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild. In 1951, the building located east 17 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 ————————————————————— of the North Fork Bank and Trust Company of Cutchogue that was located on the opposite side of Route 25 was available and be- came the permanent home of the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild. You can refer to the book A Shared Aesthetic – Artists of Long Island’s North Fork by Geoffrey K. Fleming and Sara Evans for detailed cover- age of the history of the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild.

Nothing Could Be Finer As Dallas Gatewood noted in his August 26, 1984 Newsday article, there lies a quaint artifact in the memories of the East End in a way like “The Old House” does and it rests on the middle of the Main Road in Cutchogue. A cou- ple of former waitresses named Jennie Kapustka and Diane Sla- vonik were the original owners of this quite memorable place and it This 1965 Charles H. Meredith photo features a class reunion when the building was dedicated in 1965. Just a few names known are: Madolyn Fleet Barteau, is the North Fork Diner. Among Letitia Vail and Lizzie Horton. This photo is courtesy of the Southold Historical Society. some of the earlier customers in- cluded Albert Einstein and Guy Lombardo. Cutchogue farmer Albin Pietrewicz remarked in the 1984 article that The Whitaker Historical Collection is located in the Southold Free Library and is open Mondays, he had been having coffee and “emergency breakfasts and lunches” there for 45 Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 1 to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Staff members Melissa Andruski and years. “It would be real inconvenient for me if the diner wasn’t there.” The art Dan McCarthy will be available to help. deco island is “probably the last of the country atmosphere diners.” Southold Historical Society Headquarters is located in the Prince Building on the Main Road in Southold just east of the Main Street Grill. Dan McCarthy is available on Tuesdays from 9-3. Other staff members will also be happy to help during office hours. Visit on the web at s www.southoldhistoricalsociety.org or call 765-5500 for further information. 18 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 ————————————————————— LIST YOUR EVENTS! Our monthly listings are free to all non-profit organizations and fundraisings. Email: [email protected]

Southold Historical Society yard sale Saturday June 9 New Suffolk Waterfront Events Calendar 2012 8am to 2pm on the Prince Building Porch at 54325 Main Rd. in Southold. You newsuffolkwaterfront.org will find furniture, antiques, porcelain, pottery, glass, silver, jewelry, household June 8, Friday Eelgrass Planting Workshop with Cornell Cooperative Extension, goods, books, phoptographs, paper, bottles, kitchen items, and a host of other 3:30 – 5:30 pm, New Suffolk Waterfront, New Suffolk Ave. and First St. Help material that we collect over the course of an entire year! restore the health of our local bays! Hands-on workshop led by the staff of CCE’s Marine Meadows Program. Process healthy eelgrass shoots harvested from existing Learn about VHF/DSC Marine Radio Saturday June 9 eelgrass “meadows” and prepare them for planting at restoration sites on the bay The Peconic Bay Power Squadron will present “Using VHF & VHF/DSC Marine bottom. Co-sponsored by the Peconic Land Trust and the New Suffolk Water- Radio”, part of the USPS University seminar series, at 1pm at West Marine, 1089 front. To volunteer, contact Kathy Kennedy at the Peconic Land Trust before June Old Country Road in Riverhead. Learn radio procedure/etiquette, the latest fea- 6th @ 631-283-3195 or [email protected]. Suitable for ages 10+. tures, how to select a radio and much more. Modern VHF marine radios are very August 11 – Saturday New Suffolk 5K run/walk and 1K kids’ run. different from the ones we used just a few years ago. Today’s radio operators are assigned an MMSI to take advantage of Digital Selective Calling and the Coast Saturday, August 11 New Suffolk 5K run/walk and 1K kids run, New Suffolk Ave. Guard’s new Rescue 21 system. Some new radios even have built in AIS. If you and First St. Day-of-race registration 7:30-8:30 am, pre-race yoga stretch follows, 8 don’t understand what all of this is, this seminar is for you. Marine radio is not am start for kids; 9 am start for the 5K. All proceeds go to maintain and improve a CB, walkie talkie, or telephone and your safety may depend on knowing how the New Suffolk Waterfront property. Free T-shirt for all who preregister by 8/3 @ to properly use it. There is a $45.00 fee which includes a waterproof quick guide, www.newsuffolkwaterfront.org. Post-race refreshments and award ceremony. Bring simulator CD and student note book. To learn more or to reserve your space, call a picnic lunch and spend an awesome day at the beach! Kayak rentals also available Glen Sherman at 631-877-2628 or visit www.PBPS.us. next door at Captain Marty’s. September 1 – 16, Wednesdays, Saturdays & Sundays. North Fork by North Fork Gallery Reception Friday June 15 (NF X NF) Art Show: Wednesday evenings, 5:00 – 8:00pm, Saturdays & Sundays, Art and music at Rothmans. Main Road Southold from 5:30PM. Noon – 7:00pm at the historic Galley Ho on the waterfront, New Suffolk Ave and Phillip Falcone, & works by: Ron Rothman, Stacy Branfon First St., New Suffolk. Exhibit and sale of the work of many of the North Fork’s Music by: Sandy and the Crustaceans & Southold Slim and the Gypsys finest artists. Bring along a picnic lunch or supper and soak up the scenic vistas with Robins Island, Nassau Point and the Hamptons in the background. A per- centage of the proceeds will benefit the New Suffolk Waterfront. ANTIQUE SHOW & SALE SATURDAY JULY 7 September 5 – Wednesday Sailboat Race, NF X NF Art, and Pizza Night at the The Cutchogue-New Suffolk Historical Council’s 48th Annual antique show and Sale will be held from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm rain or shine at the Village Green, Main New Suffolk Waterfront, New Suffolk Ave. & First St., 5:30 – 8:00pm. Come Rd. (Rte. 25) Cutchogue. All exhibits for sale, snack bar, home-made bake table, down to the water! Enjoy the Art Show, Wednesday Night Sailboat Race around door prizes & Free Chance with each paid admission. Admission $5.00 Children Robins Island, and delicious pizza with all the extras from the famous Rolling in under 12 – FREE. Early Birds – 7:30-9:00 am - $10. No pets permitted. Any Dough pizza truck. questions, please call Barbara Klein, 631-734-2725 – e-mail [email protected]. September 8 – Saturday Art, Oysters, & Champagne, 5 - 7pm at the historic Galley www.cutchoguenewsuffolkhistory.org Ho on the waterfront, New Suffolk Ave and First St., New Suffolk. Enjoy the NF X NF Art Show and wonderful music while you sip champagne, sample fresh, local CRAFT FAIR VENDORS WANTED oysters and enjoy savory hors d’oeuvres. Take in the panoramic views of the North The Rotary Club of Greenport is seeking vendors for its 21st Annual Craft Fair and South Forks to round out a perfect evening on the New Suffolk Waterfront. on Sunday, July 15. The Craft Fair will be held in the Chase Bank parking lot in Sponsored by the New Suffolk Waterfront Fund to help support the enjoyment Greenport from 10am - 5pm. Craft Fair vendors may rent space at $70. Tables are and improvement of the property for community benefit. For ticket information, not provided. After June 15, the fee for space rental is $80. New vendors must go to newsuffolkwaterfront.org or call 631- 566-0806. send a photo of their work with their application form. For additional informa- September 15 – Saturday Rub Elbows with the Artists, 5 -7pm at the Galley Ho on tion contact Buddy Johnson at 352-854-4507 or at [email protected]. the waterfront, New Suffolk Ave. and First St., New Suffolk. A celebratory recep- tion in honor of our 2012 NF X NF artists. All welcome; donations appreciated. Elias Pekale Show Saturday, August 25 October 13 & 14 – Saturday & Sunday Annual New Suffolk Artsy, Crafty, Fun- email: [email protected] • www.pekaleshows.com key Festival, 10 - 4 pm, at the New Suffolk Waterfront, New Suffolk Ave. and First 35th Annual Olde Steeple Church Antique Show - Antiques in the Churchyard, St., New Suffolk. Artisans from the East End and beyond will bring their crafts Route 25, Aquebogue. 75 exhibitors. 10:00 am - 4:30 pm. Fee for adults, children to the Waterfront for all to see. Unique items for the whole family. This two-day free. RD Sat. Sept. 1. Details 516-868-2750 festival includes live music, food, and a delicious bake sale! 19 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 —————————————————————

Mattituck-Laurel Library Mattituck, NY • 631-298-4134 • www.mattlibrary.org LIBRARY PROGRAM CALENDAR: Mon., June 11, 6–7 p.m. — Zumba Class. New 10-week session begins (no class on July 9th). Irina Gentile will lead you in this very popular fun-packed workout. $70/Mattituck-Laurel residents; $75/out-of-district. Register and pay first day of class. Walk-ins $10/class. Beginners welcome. Mon., June 11, 6 p.m. — Library Board of Trustees Meeting. Open to the public, all are welcome to attend. Wed., June 13, 7 p.m. — Overview of Social Security. How does it work and how can you maximize benefits? Analyst Josh Marino will answer your questions and share basic planning strategies for retirement. Free of charge. Fri., June 15, 1:30 p.m. — FILM: “Iron Lady” (PG-13). A surprising and intimate portrait of Margaret Thatcher, with Meryl Streep playing this Oscar winning role. Free of charge. Tuesday, June 19, 9:30 a.m. — Friends of the Library Meeting & Pot Luck Lun- cheon. Open to the public, all are welcome to attend. Tuesday, June 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m. — Health Insurance Counseling. Individual, con- fidential and accurate information and guidance for seniors and other Medicare eligible persons, sponsored by the Suffolk County Office for the Aging. Call the circulation desk for an appointment. FREE. Tuesday, June 19, 6:30 p.m. — Book Discussion: “Casino Royale” by Ian Fleming. Join the discussion of this James Bond thriller. Call Bev Wowak, Reader’s Advisor for details at 298-4134 ext. 6. Wed., June 20, 3-6 p.m. — Friends of the Library Book Sale. Books, music, videos, games and much more, all at bargain prices. Wed., June 20, 6:30 p.m. — Civil War Series – Continued. Richard Radoccia con- tinues this lively lecture/DVD series on the era of the American Civil War. FREE. Refreshments will be served. Fri., June 22, 1:30 p.m. — FILM: “A Better Life” (PG-13). A father and son cross the border and discover that family is the most important part of the American dream. Free of charge. Mon., June 25, 10 a.m. — Sign up begins for Children and Tween Summer Pro- grams and Book Clubs. Mon., June 25, 3-6 p.m. — Babysitting Workshop for teens entering grades 6-8. Hands-on activities designed to help teens develop the skills necessary to be a re- sponsible babysitter. Certificate issued upon completion. Registration required. Wed., June 27, 10:30 a.m. — For Families: Hee Haw at Hallockville. Pet, groom, feed and play games with five fabulous donkeys. Please wear closed toed shoes. Lo- cation: Hallockville Museum Farm. FREE. (Raindate: Thurs. 6/28, 10:30 a.m.) Thurs., June 28, 5:30–6:30 p.m. — Kung Fu for Teens with instructor PJ Lopez. This martial arts program will increase strength and flexibility, stamina and energy and, of course, you’ll have great FUN! $40 for 8-week series. First class is FREE. Thurs., June 28, 6:15 p.m. — Fresh Spring Rolls for teens entering grades 7-12. Learn to make healthy and delicious fresh spring rolls with Chef Penn. Registra- tion required. Fri., June 29, 1:30 p.m. — FILM: “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” (R). Enjoy the exploits of former British agent George Smiley (played by Gary Oldman) in this stylish adaptation of the novel by John LaCarre. Free of charge. ON-GOING CLASSES: * Low Impact Dance Aerobics: Mondays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mahjong: Mondays at 10 a.m. & Tuesdays at 11 a.m. T’ai Chi Practice: Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Duplicate Bridge: Tuesdays at 12 noon Yoga Instruction: Tuesdays at 5 p.m. or 6 p.m. & Saturdays at 8 a.m. English Conversation Group: Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Bridge: Wednesdays at 12 noon Chair Aerobics: Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Canasta: Fridays at 10 a.m. *Call 631-298-4134 ext. 3 for further information on these and all our programs. JUNE in the Library’s Art Gallery: Watercolor Paintings by Stacy Paliouras Stacy discovered her addiction to drawing and painting eight years ago. She is often up at 2 a.m., excited to start her day painting. She is particularly passionate about semi-abstract and abstract styles of art; and loves to paint all kinds of flow- ers, especially those that look unusual. It is only recently that she has considered selling her work. She hopes that you will enjoy her art as much as she enjoys creat- ing it. Stacy is Greek and was born in Cyprus, but has spent the past 40 years in the U.S., which she has come to love. She currently resides in Peconic, N.Y. 20 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 —————————————————————

Eastern Long Island Hospital Cutchogue New Suffolk Library 201 Manor Place, Greenport • Community Relations: 477-5164 www.cutchoguelibrary.org 631.734.6360 Contact: Eileen Solomon, [email protected] PRE DIABETES & WEIGHT LOSS SEMINAR, Tuesday, June 12 6:30-7:30pm • Dream Green Extravaganza Tickets on Sale, 65 Cash Prizes, Grand Prize: BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENINGS, Thursday, June 14, 10:00-11:00 a.m. $50,000. Tickets: $100 each, Drawing - Maritime Festival, Greenport, September BOOK DISCUSSIONS, Thursday, June 21 To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, 23,2012. For more information, call 631/477-5463. 10:00-11:00 a.m. Newcomers always welcome! No registration required. June 13 - Annual Golf Classic, Gardiner’s Bay Country Club, SI, Honors Bob, FRIDAY NIGHT MOVIE, The Descendants (R), June 22 7:00 p.m. Jamie and Billy Mills, 1 pm shot gun start, lunch and cocktail buffet,$295 per Where There’s Smoke… There’s BBQ! Friday, June 29 5:30 p.m. Materials golfer. Call for sponsorship opportunities, 631- 477-5164. Fee: $5.00 (RD– July 6) Registration and payment required by June 22. July 16 FREE Skin Cancer Screening with Judy Ann Emanuele, MD, Board Cer- NYS DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM, Tuesday & Thursday, July 10 & 12. 6-9pm tified Plastic Surgeon, sponsored by Eastern Long Island Hospital, 9 to 12:30 pm Fee $30. Advanced registration and payment required. by appointment, Gladys Brooks Medical, 300 Atlantic Avenue, Greenport. To ZUMBA FITNESS, Free Demonstration Class –Monday, July 9 6:30 p.m. Series: schedule an appointment, call 631/477-5121. Mondays, July 16-Sept 24 6:30-7:30 p.m. (no class September 3). July 31 – Smoking Cessation Classes “Learn to Be Tobacco Free” Tuesdays, July $60 for 10 week session. Register. 17, 24, 31, August 7, 14, 21 & September 11 – 6 pm – 7 pm. No charge. Pre-reg- ZUMBA TONING, Free Demonstration Class -Wednesday, July 11 6:30 p.m. Class Series: Wed., July 18-Sept. 26 6:30-7:30pm. $60 per 10-week session. istration required. Call 631-477-5121. ZUMBA GOLD, Free Demonstration Class –Monday, July 9 9:30 a.m. August 11 Annual Summer Gala, 5 pm, Dering Harbor, Shelter Island, Dinner, Session One - Wednesdays, July 11-Sept.26, 10-11am. (no class Aug. 8 &15) Music, Live Auction and Luxury Raffle. 631- 477-5164. Session 2 - Mon., July 16-Sept 24 9:30-10:30am, no class Aug 13 & Sept. 3) $60 for 10-week session. Register. ED GERMAN/DEEP DOWN IN BROOKLYN, Tues, July 17 6:30 p.m. Registration. FRIDAY FAMILY FLICKS, Fridays, July 20 at 4:00 p.m. CHILDREN THE CRUNCHING, MUNCHING CATERPILLAR, Mon., June 11 10-10:30am. Ages 2-3 years. Registration requested. TERRIFIC TWOS & THREES, Friday, June 15 10-10:30 am.“Playful Possoms” Friday, July 13 10-10:30 am. “Bouncing Bats”Ages 2-3 years with a caregiver. Advance registration required. JUMPIN’ JUNE BUGS! Thurs, June 21 4:15-5:00pm. Ages 6-7. Registration. ANNUAL PATRIOTIC CRAFTS DAY, Wednesday, June 27 ~ 3:00-4:00 p.m. FUZZY LEMONS, Tuesday, July 10 6-7pm. at Silversmith’s Corner, Southold I HAD A HIPPOPOTAMUS, Mon., July 9 10-10:30am. Ages 2-3. Registration. YOGA FOR KIDS, Mondays, July 9 - August 20 11:30am.-noon. Ages 3-12 years. Registration requested. OPEN HOUSE CRAFTS, Tuesdays July 10-24 and August 7-21 3:00-4:00 p.m. TOTS, TOYS & TALES, Tuesdays, July 10 – August 21 9:30-10:30am. Open to children birth to 36 mos. w/accompanying caregiver. Registration required. DREAM BIG, READ! SUMMER YOGA, Wednesday, July 11 3:00-3:45 p.m. Ages 5-8. Please register. HELP US DECORATE! Wednesday, July 11 11-12pm. Ages 5-12. No registration. FLY SWATTER PAINTING WITH A NEW TWIST, Thursday, July 12 10-11am. on the Cutchogue Village Green. KATIE’S PUPPETS, Friday, July 13 1:00-2:00 p.m. FOOD FUN: BAT SNACKS, Saturday, July 14 10:30-11:30am. Entering grades 2-6. Registration required. FLY ME TO THE MOON, Friday, July 15 6:30-7:15pm. Ages 4-5. Registration. LEGO-MANIA, Thursday, July 19 4-5pm. Ages 9-12. Registration required. TEENS POETIC DESIGN WORKSHOP WITH DENNIS MCDERMOTT, Wednesdays, July 11, 18 & 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m. Registration required. 21 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 ————————————————————— The Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild Custer Institute 631-734-6382 • www.oldtownguild.com • Email: [email protected] www.CusterObservatory.org • 631-765-2626 28265 Main Road, PO Box 392, Cutchogue, NY 11935 1115 Main Bayview Road, Southold, NY 11971 Saturday May 12 64th ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE, ART EXHIBIT AND UPCOMING CUSTER and/or CELESTIAL EVENTS SALE, 10am – 5pm. Refreshments served. Sat., June 23: Custer’s Annual Membership Meeting & Elections Saturday June 23 ANTIQUES AND COUNTRY BAKE FAIR on Guild Sat., July 21: Celebration of Amateur Radio: A Mini-Conference at Custer Sat., July 28: Southern Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower grounds. 8am– 4pm. Rain date – Saturday June 30. overnight July 28-29) Saturday July 7 ART AND CRAFT FAIR on Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm. Sat., Aug. 11: Perseid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Aug. 12-13) Saturday July 14 MEMBERS’ YARD SALE on Guild grounds 8am–4pm. RD July 21. Sat., Aug. 25: Neptune Appreciation Night at Custer (Neptune in opposition on Fri., 8/24) Saturday August 4 ANNUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS SHOW AND CHINESE Fri., Aug. 31: Blue moon (when a full moon occurs twice during one month) AUCTION ON CUTCHOGUE VILLAGE GREEN. 9am–4pm. RD August 5. Sat., Oct. 20: Orionid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Oct. 21-22) Saturday September 15 ART AND CRAFT FAIR, Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm. Fri., Oct. 19 through Sun., Oct. 21: Custer’s 34th Annual Astronomy Jamboree Saturday October 6 ANTIQUES AND COUNTRY BAKE FAIR on Guild Sat., Nov. 17: Leonid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Nov. 17-18) grounds. 8am – 4pm. Rain date – October 20. Wed., Nov. 28: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Saturday October 13 ART AND CRAFT FAIR on Guild grounds. 10am – 5pm. Sat., Dec. 1: Jupiter Appreciation Night at Custer (Jupiter in opposition on Mon. Dec. 3) Saturday November 10 Thanksgiving Holiday OPEN HOUSE. Refreshments served. Sat., Dec. 15: Geminid Meteor Shower Party at Custer (peak of shower overnight Dec. 13-14) Sat & Sun Dec. 8 & 9 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE AND CHINESE AUCTION. Mon., Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Under the Stars at Custer Sunday December 23 SHOP CLOSES FOR SEASON 5pm. The last Friday of every month is Members’ Night. The Old Town Arts and Craft Guild also offers: ON-GOING: Custer is open to the public Saturdays, 7PM until midnight for events, Adult and Children Art/Crafts Lessons, Project Green Runway (see more info stargazing and more (see above for schedule). Staff provide guided tours of the sky via below), Chess Games and Tournaments, Piano and Guitar Lessons, Young Artist powerful telescopes (weather permitting). Group visits by classes, scouts, and others are Contests (Ages 5-15) welcomed; email me or call 631-765-2626 to schedule. Summer 2012 Children’s Art & Craft Classes If you haven’t already joined, please consider helping to support this great organization June 26 - August 28 Series of FREE Arts and Crafts for Boys and Girls Ages 8-12 by becoming a Member of the Custer Institute (est. 1927). Custer is a 501(c)(3) New York Tuesdays 10AM – noon. Registration Dates: May 20 through June 30. Class size State educational nonprofit that operates on public support (no endowment or govern- is limited, please register early. Please register prior to start date. Please call for ment sponsorship). We rely on dues, proceeds from events and donations to pay the cancelations. All class materials will be provided by instructor. expenses necessary to keep all of our educational, cultural, and research programs active The Old Town Arts and Crafts Guild is open Monday thru Saturday, 10am – 5pm, close and available to you, the community. Annual dues are only $25 seniors and students, Thursday, Sunday, noon – 5pm $45 individuals, $60 families (2 adults and children). Thanks! [ n \ 22 ————————————————————— The Peconic Bay Shopper • Preserving Local History • June 2012 —————————————————————

FERRY TO SHELTER ISLAND: This is life on lower Main Street around 1950. The street would fill up with cars and merchant complaints eventually caused all ferry operations to be relocated to the railroad dock. Courtesy of Antonia Booth, Southold TownHistorian.

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