Along the Great South Bay (Illustrated Edition)


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Nearly twenty years after it was first published, Along the Great South Bay continues to be the definitive source of Great South Bay history, recounting a century in which New York's most affluent families came to enjoy the cool summer breezes of the Atlantic Ocean and the boating, fishing, and bird shooting for which the area was renowned. Newly released in paperback as an illustrated edition, Along the Great South Bay now includes 182 photographs and maps, bringing back to life the tantalizing tale of an era long gone, but no longer forgotten.




13 Legends of Fire Island


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Here are stories about Fire Islands pirates, ghosts, shipwrecks and treasure chests of buried gold and silver. One tale relates the story of the possibility of the Viking discovery of Fire Island; another describes the torture of the islands slave trade prison. There is a story of unrequited love in the smoldering aftermath of an important Revolutionary War battle and another of German submarine saboteurs of World War II. If you like horror and suspense, history and mystery, or if you simply enjoy Fire Island and the Great South Bay and want to take home a piece of it home with you, then you will love this anthology. These stories will kindle your interest in visiting new beach locations and spur your imagination with thoughts of what was, and what might well have been. Even if you have never visited the area before, these tales of universal human experience are bound to fascinate. You are certain to want to share 13 Legends of Fire Island and the Great South Bay with friends, after you can put it down, that is.




Farming in Torrance and the South Bay


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Jared Sydney Torrance originally founded Torrance in 1912 as an industrial city. But the land and its surrounding South Bay region thrived through agricultural activities, beginning in 1784 on the Rancho San Pedro. Farming activities continued after Ben Weston became the first one to buy land from the Dominguez family's rancho in 1847. Farming remained an important part of city commerce in the transition to a thriving Los Angeles County suburb in the late 1950s. Throughout those early years, family farmers contributed to the city's economy by raising cattle, pigs, and turkeys, as well as sugar beets, alfalfa, beans, hay, oats, barley, and flowers, and operating dairy farms. Other South Bay cities also relied on agriculture for economic growth, including Carson, once home to a thriving cut-flower farm industry, and Gardena, the one-time berry capital of Southern California, as well as the Palos Verdes Peninsula, where dry farming was a successful industry.




Long Island & Suffolk County New York Fishing & Floating Guide Book


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Long Island & Suffolk County New York Fishing & Floating Guide Book NEW REVISED Over 1600 full 8 ½ x 11 sized pages of information with maps and aerial photographs available. Fishing information is included for ALL of the county’s public ponds and lakes, listing types of fish for each pond or lake, average sizes, and exact locations with GPS coordinates and directions. Also included is fishing information for most of the streams and rivers including access points and public areas with road contact and crossing points and also includes fish types and average sizes. Contains complete information on Includes: Fishing in freshwater ponds and lakes, streams, and rivers and also saltwater areas that are open to the public in the bays, estuaries and in the Atlantic Ocean and on Long Island Sound. Freshwater Lakes, Rivers and Streams Agawan Lake Argyle Lake Artist Lake Avon Manor Pond Belmont Lake Big Fresh Pond Big Reed Pond Bill Richardson Park Lake Blydenburgh Lake Brookhaven State Park Lake Caleb Smith Reserve Lake Canaan Lake Carlls River (F) Carman River (F) Cedar Point County Park Lake Connetquot River (F) Deep Pond Forestwood Park Lake Forge Pond Fort Pond Fresh Pond # 1 Fresh Pond # 2 Geiger Memorial Park Lake Great Pond Hards Pond Hook Pond Kahler Lake Kellis Pond Knapps Lake Lake Ronkonkoma Laurel Lake Little Fresh Pond Little River Long Pond Lower Yaphank Lake Marratooka Pond Mill Pond Millers Pond Nissequoque River (F) Paconic River (F) Patchogue Lake Penny Pond Poxabogue Pond Randall Pond Rattlesnake Creek (F) Sears & Bellows Park Ponds South Haven County Park Lake Southards Pond Swan Lake Swan Pond Swan River (F) Trout Pond Twin Ponds Upper Yaphank Lake West Lake Wildwood Lake (F) means floatable stream or river Saltwater Access Areas Long Island Sound Access Areas West to East Cold Spring Harbor Lloyd Harbor Park Caumsett State Park Gold Star Battalion Beach Mill Dam Marina Crescent Beach Town Park Hobart Beach Centerport Beach Scudder Beach Steers Beach Soundview Ramp Kirshbaum Park Crab Meadows Beach Park Makamah Beach Gov. Alfred E Smith / Sunken Meadows Park Nissequoque River Boat Ramp Short Creek Park Long Beach Town Park Otto Schubert Boat Launch & Beach Stony Brook Beach Boat Ramp West Meadow Beach Port Jefferson Boat Ramp McAllister County Park Mt Sinai Marina Cedar Beach County Park Mt Sinai Access Wading River Beach Wading River Access Wildwood State Park Edwards Avenue Beach Reeves Beach Iron Pier Beach Park Mattituck Village Boat Launch Paconic Dunes County Park Goldsmiths Inlet County Park Kennys Road Beach Horton Lane Beach Lighthouse District Park Hashamomuck Beach Inlet Pond County Park Truman Beach Orient Point County Park Atlantic Ocean Access Areas Outer Island Access West to East Gilgo Beach Captree State Park Oak Beach Robert Moses State Park Atlantique Beach Fire Island National Seashore Cupsogue Beach Smith Point County Park West Hampton Beach Ponquoque Pier Boat Ramp Southern Bay Access Areas West to East Great South Bay James Caples Memorial Park Tanner Park Capaigue Neck County Park Shore Road Park Babylon Public Boat Ramp Venetian Shores Park West Islip Public Marina Gardiners County Park Walker Park Bay Shore Marina Islip Town Beach Champlin Creek Dock East Islip Marina Heckscher State Park Great River Boat Ramp Timber Point County Marina Sayville Bathing Beach Corey Avenue Boat Ramp Bayport Marina Homan Creek Dock & Boat Ramp Blue Point Beach Patchogue Bay San Souci County Park Pine Neck Boat Ramp Bellport Bay Bellport Access Bellview Beach South Haven County Park Atlantic Avenue Park Moriches Bay Moriches Bay Access Maple Street Boat Ramp Forge River / RiveraDrive Boat Ramp Bay Crest Avenue Boat Ramp Beach Lane Access Corwin Lake Boat Ramp Westhampton Marina Boat Ramp Shinnecock Bay East Argonne Road Boat Ramp Peconic Road Boat Ramp Shinnecock West County Park Shinnecock East County Park Old Seaplane Boat Ramp Mecox Bay Mecox Access Water Mill Boat Ramp Water Mill Beach Wainscott Beach Ocean Access East Hampton Beach Amagansett Beach Apaquoque Road Access Overlook Park Ditch Plains Beach Otis Road Beach Napeague State Park Hither Hills State Park Camp Hero Montauk Point State Park Eastern Bays Access Orient Beach State Park Shelter Island Access Areas Southold Town Beach Cedar Beach County Park South Harbor Park Causeway Beach Fishermans Beach Veterans Park Beach Matituck Park District Beach South Jamesport Beach South Jamesport Boat Ramp Indian Island County Park Point Road Boat Ramp Birch Creek Boat Launch Meschutt Beach County Park West Neck Boat Ramp Bullhead Bay Boat Ramp Conscience Point Road Boat Ramp Mill Creek Dock Boat Ramp Long Beach Short Beach Cedar Point County Park Sammys Beach Hands Creek Boat Launch Commercial Dock Boat Ramp Maidstone Park Beach Dennistown Bell Park Lazy Point Boat Launch Nepeague State Park (also on ocean) Hither Hills State Park (also on ocean) West Lake Drive Boat Launch East Lake Drive Boat Launch Montauk County Park Suffolk County Artificial Reefs (F) are floatable or canoeable rivers or streams)










United States Coast Pilot


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2004 Atlantic Boating Almanac


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The Atlantic Boating Almanac consists of five regional volumes, the Pacific Boating Almanac consists of three volumes, and there is one volume that covers the Gulf of Mexico (there are seven in all in the annual series). The seven regions are: Maine to Cape Cod (Vol. 1), Cape Cod to Sandy Hook, N.J. (Vol. 2), N.C. & S.C., GA, & Bermuda (Vol. 3), Florida and The Bahamas (Vol. 4), The Gulf of Mexico, Southern California & Mexico, Northern California & the Delta, and The Pacific Northwest (Vol. 1). The Almanacs contain various data which the recreational boater is required to keep on board their vessel at all times. This information includes the latest Coast Pilot, Tide & Current Tables, First Aid, Electronics, Navigation and Safety, Weather, and Yacht Club Burgees. These editions are updated and published annually.