New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-12
OUT ON LONG ISLAND.
The Manifold attractive Places
Within It's Seagirt Shore.

Within the seagirt limits Of Long Island lie much
Of natural beauty and artificial attractveness
that make its varied regions a thing OF beauty
and Joy forever" to the persons fortunate enough
to know and appreciate them. From the boun-
daries OF this great metropolis for hundred miles
eastward. to where the island ends in Mortauk and
Orient points and holds within its inclosng arms
the beautiful Shelter Island. there Is variety and
beauty of nature unsurpassed. From the Iow-lyng
level Of the seashore sand the heights of Hemu-
stead Harbor Hill at Rosyn and the Shinnecock
Hills at Southampton. from tho broad expanse of
the ocean and the lesser stretches of Long Island
Sound and Peconic Bay from Lake Ronkonkoma
and Great River, from fertile field and stretch of
woodland, everywhere the flower of summer delight
is to be plucked by those who look for it.
Many thousands OF persons have found the charms
of Long Island so great that they have gone thith-
er to make permanent homes away from the
made their summer homes there for a more or
less extended period Still more thousands seek
annually faVorite place In which to mass
weeks or months Of summer recreation days, while
there not few who so for a day at a time 10
some delightful spot away from the heat and noise
Of the town. There are too many attractive places
in the three divisions into which for convenienca
Long Island is grouped to mention their names hut
there are certain characteristics of each portion
which differentate 1t In u greater or less degrea
from the others. and may be set down as its espe
cial feature which draws to it certain persons
The North Shore has peculiar contour caused
by the deep inlets from the Sound and the range
OF hills which forms the backbone of the island
GlslAg at certain points to height OF 800 10 Am
Ieet' and giving the variety or a rolling country
with wide extended view from hill top and with
deep wales between. The Islands and peninsulas
or necks afford much variety TO the water views
and the delights OF cruising in and OF harbofs
ana pays are known TO many yachtsmen
The central region, which begins with the extend
eu Hampstead Plain, beloved of those fond of the
sports or the chase and polo and golf and extends
eastward with variety or lake and forest through
the pine and oak scrub of Peconic Bay. where an
entirely different region stretches from Riyerhead
through string or Towns to GTeenDOrt m
picturesque and charming Shelter island region is
reached. and beyond 10 where the north fiukr Of
the whale ends in Orient Point. has many attrao-
tive places and scenes
On the South Side still greater diversity of re-
zion is 10 De found. from the great hotel overlook
ing me broad ocean and the Iandlocked waters of
INC Great south Bay, the resort of many fishermen
ana aotted with the sails of pleasure vessels to the
spdJi!.4us grounds and mansions of great homes az
Weaitn ana the preserves of millionaire clubs and
I Ha ! on the varied attractions of the MAIN
Iianhptohs ana still remote, the almost fo1v
S sci aspect or the unforgettable Montauk Point
"lthn the towns and villages a hundred in MN