As summer unofficially wraps up, we"re looking at Reedy Island, an islet that sits in Moneyboque Bay, across from Westhampton Beach on Long Island, New York. The Hamptons is a collection of villages and hamlets with plenty of sandy beachfront that have long been a popular upscale summer destination for New Yorkers looking to escape the city. This year, that migration started early, as city dwellers headed east in the spring in search of space to social distance. In summer, the beaches, of course, are the main attraction, but the area is also known for dining and nightlife (complete with celebrity spotting), wineries, and family-owned farms and farm stands. And the end of summer isn"t all bad news, at least for the local economy. As temperatures cool and crowds (usually) thin out, the farms shift gears to apple cider and pumpkins, and by November, the harvesting of Peconic Bay scallops begins.
Summer winds down in the Hamptons
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
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Today is World Refugee Day
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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera
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In honor of those we ve lost
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Happy birthday to Crater Lake National Park
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Happy Mother’s Day
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National Lighthouse Day
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Festivus
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Cappadocia, Türkiye
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Belize Barrier Reef
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Pride Month
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A path lain with petals
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Maldives
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World Water Day
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Birds and bees, and why they re so important
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Let the harvest begin
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Valentines Day
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Bridges to the past
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Time for brass bands and beer
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Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
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Unbearable cuteness
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Alpine marmots at Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria
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Autumn in Alaska
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England
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Wartburg Castle overlooking Thuringian Forest in Germany