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Check the Calendar of Events.  The next two weekends are filled with fun in and around Montauk!

If you’ve been in Montauk in September, you know what I’m talking about. There are less crowds, less cars and a much more laid back vibe but there is plenty going on. It seems that everybody begins to move at a slower pace with more smiles and patience.

The kids are back to school and so there are weekday spaces at the beaches and even still on the weekends. With school comes all the new offererings of sports and family programs from Montauk Youth and Ballet is back from the Hampton Ballet Theater Company. Take a look at the calendar of events and more importantly….relax…

Do you remember when your grandma told you the fashion rules? Hand bag, belt, and shoes MUST match. NEVER wear navy and black together. And most of all NEVER EVER WEAR WHITE AFTER LABOR DAY. Except of course if you are the bride and then never wear white to a wedding UNLESS you ARE the bride. (more…)

Montauk is boarded up, low lying areas and hotel beaches have been evacuated and people are settling into their homes or shelters.  The ocean is roaring and the town is quiet.

Children’s programs are cancelled for Sunday, August 28th.

Be safe.

Featured this year are:

• Colonial Toys and Games featuring Shari Crawford
• Boat Safety and Knot Tying by U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
• Book Signing by Henry Osmers, author of ON EAGLE’S BEAK: A HISTORY OF THE MONTAUK LIGHTHOUSE
• Leather Crafting by Steve Crawford
• Traditional Pottery by Mary Scott
• Trap Fishing by Town Co-Historian Stuart Vorpahl
• Signing of Art Work by famed local artist Terry Elkins
• Face Painting
• Presentations by Kings of the Coast Pirates
• Bonac Radio Club (Sunday only)

Admission prices are $9 for adults (ages 13 to 61), $7 for Senior Citizens (62 and older), $4 for children 41 inches in height up to age 12. Children under 41 inches in height are free but may not climb the tower nor may they be carried up the tower. Please be advised that NY State Department of Parks charges a parking fee.

The swells have been big, the beaches full and the weather is bright and perfect!  If you haev been to the ocean beaches over the past week, you know that there have been people talking about rip currents and rip tides.  It’s important to know the difference.
An Undertow is a strong backwash off beach caused by big waves crashing on the beach face.  It extends 10s of ft from the shore.  The water depth could be inches to several feet.  The danger is that you could be knocked aroudn by waves.  This situation is most dangerous for small children.  Escape between breaking waves by walking or crawling up beach.
Rip Currents are strong offshore flows at certain locations.  They extend 100s of feet offshore along the south shore of Long Island.  They occur in 2-10+ feet.  You can be pulled offshore into water over your head.  You escape by swimming parallel to beach of let current take you beyond the breakers while floating and then swim diagonally back to shore.
Riptides are strong offshore currents at inlets. They extend 1,000s of feet offshore at Shinneock Inlet in water 10s of feet.  One can be pulled far offshore by ebbing or falling tide.  You escape by waving for help to attract attention of fishermen or boaters.
This information is provided by the School of Marine and Atnospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University.