Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
LONG ISLAND ROUTE
OFFERS SCENIC TRIP
Spot Always Popular With
Capital Motorists Is at
Best With Summer.

Long Island, not only because of its
close proximity to the city. but because
of it's many and varied attractions, is
at all seasons Of the year popular mo-
toring ground, especially to northbeund
motorists from the National Capital.
Midsummer, however, when the season
at the beaches is In full swing, the no
tells and inns wide, open and the couns
trvside at its best with a pfofusion OF
wild flowers. Is perhaps the most pleas
ant time of all to traverse the routes of
the Sunrise Trails. 1t Is possible to
rim out to the end OF the island and
back i'm single day. or week or even
two could be spent covering the same
ground. giving opportunity TO linger
here and there along both shores Wher-
ever fancy dictates
The roads on the island are in fine
condition. reports the Automobile Cluh
of America. New York City. The north
shore. route No. %. Is entirely free
from construction work: the south
shore, route No. 81, has two Stretches'
one at Babylon and one at Patchogue'
where the highway department Is woIk-
ing on the road, but trafnc nam.
tanned On the middle country road
east Of Coram there are four stretches
where some work Is being done, nut
here again travel is allowed through on
the road.
Route from City.
To reach the south shore, motorists
NAV leave the city via the greensboro
Bridge and follow Queens boulevard 10
Hillside avenue. Jamaica. Turn lelt on
Hillside avenue and run to the Peace
Monument Here one turns right on the
Merrick road, which runs clear out 10
the very end of the island. The road
as whole Is now called the Montauk
Highway. and is over 100 miles IN
length Down from the highway, along
the shore, for 60 miles extends the great
South Bay, which is protected from the
Atlantic ocean by Fire Island lnnu-
merable roads run from the main nign-
way down to the waters edge
After Jamaica one passes through the
towns OF Springfield, Valley stream,
Lynbrook, Rockville Center. baldWh'
Freeport, Massapequa. Amityvilie, BAD
ylan, Bayshore, Islip, Sayvine, biue
Point (made famous the w0fld over ny
the oyster bearing its name) 10 rat
chogue. known locally as the metrop-
oils OF the south shore
Patchogue Is one of the two largest
villages on the island, and Is very
ousy town in addition TO being an ex-
trenely popular Summer resort. Here
viii be found every facility for beating,
sailing bathing and fishing.
Continuing along one passes through
East Patchogue, Brookhaven, Moricnes
tn East MoricheS, where the duck farm
region commences. Next comes East
port, and here the duck farms located
on creeks leading from the bay 10 the
highway are plainly visible from the
road.
ton, Quogue and East Quogue, noteo
for its excellent fishing and hunting. 10
Hampton Bay, formerly known as GOOD
Ground. The next village. Canoe Place.
is at the entrance to the Shinnecock
Hills. Farther along on the highway
on a neck of land reaching down 10
Fire Island and on the east side OF
Shinneeock BAY is the Shinnecock Inc
dian Reservation. At Canoe Place Is
located the oldest hostelry on the
island. built in 1885. Nearby Is Her
culeS flcurehead with o message TO
maidens on it saying that any maid VINO
kisses his cheek will meet her rate
within week. the one who presses MS
forehead in less than year WILL wea'
Canoe Place takes Its name from the
fact that at this point the Indians USED
TO cross from Peconie Bay TO Shinne-
cock Bay.
Southampton.
Continuing eastward one comes 70
Southampton, equally as famous the
world over as Newport, Fl. l., ana Bar
Harbor, Me, as being one OF society s
fayorite summering places. 1t has a
wonderful beach and is noted FOR lts
polo matches and the annual horse
show. A short distance beyond South
ampton Is Water Mil. so called because
of a water mill erected in 1914. 1t was
at one time called Seven Ponds because
of the presence Of seven lakes, almost
connected, that extend northward from
the main highway.
Beyond Water Mill Is Bridgehampton,
at which point it Is possible to leave
the main highway and run up TO Sag
Harhor, across u Hog Neck, thence by
ferry IN Shelter Island and another
ferry to Greenport on the north shore.
But running onward along the Men
talk Highway from Bridgehampton one
comes 10 Easthampt0n, where is located
Lne homestead Of John Howard Payne,
who wrote "Home, Sweet Home" East"
hampton was originally called Maid
stone. Leaving Easthampton we run
through Pantigo TO Amagansett. for
merly the terminus Of the highway, but
now 1t is possible TO continue on new
concrete road 10 Montauk Beach, The
, ferry service formerly operated from
Sag Harbor 10 Greenport to New Lon
don nov runs from Mnntauk Beach iii-