We know a great deal about the history of Sag Harbor from reading the words that people left behind-letters, diaries, archived newspaper articles.
Read MoreThis morning I was walking on the beach where my Uncle Jimmy once rented his fishing boats. I still feel our childhood footprints there and conjure up a vision of Old Sag Harbor.
Read MoreGrowing up in Sag Harbor we all seemed about equal and ‘more’ or ‘less’ wasn’t something we even thought about.
Read MoreThose were simpler times-I’m not sure there was a Michelin star rating that could have captured the simplistic beauty of the Whalers Motel, right on Long Island Avenue in Sag Harbor. For many years the sign read, “Whalers Motel-TV-Heated.”
Read MoreBut there is much to be learned by loss-it pulls at us and brings us to new places. It highlights the opportunities for joy and steers us always from the perpetual ruts-the heartache impetus.
Read MoreMy dog Sneakers is preparing for his trip over the damn rainbow bridge. I added the word damn because it just feels a lot more fitting. I’m not feeling the rainbows-none of us are.
Read MoreCemeteries like the Old Burying Ground can be inspirational places to look for signs of life-the life that lives within us.
Read MoreThe famous, the infamous, the courageous the ingenious, the enterprising, the entertaining-Sag Harbor has a history that tells the story of the strength and potency of the human spirit.
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