Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

Long Island, 40 miles long and only
10 miles across at It's widest point. is
the largest island In the country and
one Of the great vacation resorts OF
the East One Of the chief reasons for
this Is plain to be seen when one con-
siders the length Of the islands coast
lire The north shore, bordering Long
Island Sound, with Its deeply indented
bays and harbors. affords excellent
anchorage for yachts and other smaller
craft: and all along the south shore
where the Great South Bay lies between
the shore and Fire Island beyond which
reef is the broad Atlantic.
The Summer Is the time for water
sports, and now Is the time when all
the activities on the island are In full
swing, and motor trip along its shores
may be comfortably broken by visits to
the various famous resorts along the
route, which are ut this season fully
equipped to entertain the visitor.
Called "sunrise Land"
Long Island has been christened the
Sunrise Land" and the Automobile
Club Of America, New York City, In
outlining this trip suggests that the
motorist start on his circular tour by
| following the Sunrise highway after
reaching New York from Washington
over Route I. From Manhattan the
| Greensboro Bridge and then Queens
| boulevard should be used as far as
Woodhaven boulevard and then this
roadway taken TO q point where 1t
crosses over the Sunrise highway. Go
down onto the highway, turning east
ward. Motorists coming from the Jer-
sey Coast viii and an excellent way
| to reach the island Is to cross over
| to Staten Island via either the Outer
| bridge crossing or the Goethals Bridge
/ running to st. George. There take the
| ferry over to seth street, Bay Ridge.
from which point Bay Ridge parkway
and Fort Hamilton parkway should be
followed TO Prospect Park; Run through
/ the park coming out on Eastern park
| way. Follow this street to Liberty
avenue, which runs into the Sunrise
This highway takes one swiftly out
onto the island, past Valley Stream,
Rockville Center and Freeport to AM
! ityville Motorists wishing TO visit Jones
Beach. the most popular State park on
the island, should turn right at Wan
| the cailseway that runs down to the
| beach. Beyond Anityville the main
south shore highway runs through
/ Babylon, Bayshore, Islip, Sayvtlle,
Patchogue, Bellport. Brookhaven, Nor
| icheS and Eastport TO Speonk, where
the famous duck farms Of the island are
located.
Region Of the Hamptons.
Beyond is the region OF the Hamp-
| tons, running out toward the end Of
| the island. First come West Hampton
and West Hampton Beach, the ,'ter
| directly on the Atlantic Ocean. watch
makes It q delightful spot for q stop
over Of q few days. Running back
to the main highway you pass through
Hampton Bays to Canoe Place, where
| the Shinnecock Canal connects Shin
necock Bay with Peconic Bay. Next
comes the region Of the Shinnecock
Hills, most picturesque section, and
| then Southampton, one OF the Sum
mer capitals of society and q most at
| tractiye town in which to linger for q
| short time.
Then comes Water Mil, also an ideal
| spot in which to spend few quiet days.
| Early history says that the place was
once called Seven Ponds, because OF
| the presence of seven lakes, almost con-
nected, extending one after another to
| the north Of the main highway. A
water mill, erected in 1914, Is the origin
| Of the present name.
| Still running eastward, Bridgehamp-
| ton Is passed and then, the last OF the
! HamptonS in the town Of East Hamp-
| ton. is reached. This is q quaint, early
| American town with wide streets and
superb old trees, reminding one Of some
| Of the villages up on Cape Cod. Here
| Is another spot where the motorist VIII
want 10 hnger.
! Beyond East Hampton lies Amagan-
sett, and then the road runs clear out
| to Montauk Point, the tipmost end OF
/ the island Up until q few years ago,
| there were but few buildings between
! the point and AmaganSett. Now there
| is o fully equipped Summer colony
which often Is referred to as the
Miami Of the North" From the town
of MontaIsk on this neck of land. about
midway between Hither Hills State Park
and the point, there Is ferry over 70
| New London. Motorists who wish TO
reach the Connecticut shore and return
to the city via that State, or else TO 60
on 10 Cape Cod OF northward to Boston,
will find this an attractive route TO
use 1t Is also possible 70 take ferry
over To New London from Sag Harbor,
| Greenport or Orient Point, the boat
starting at Sag Harbor and running
| around the western end Of Shelter
| Island, stopping at Greenport and Orient
| Point 20 pick up passengers and cars
before going over to the Connecticut
shore.
Sag Harhor Reached.
| Sag Harbor Is reached from Montauk
Point by retracing to East Hampton,
then following route ia. For the re-
turn trip back along the north shore
| OF Long Island. retrRce TO Sag Habor,
then run north through North Haven
10 the end Of the road on Hog Neck.