Summer winds down in the Hamptons Sep 6, 2020

Summer winds down in the Hamptons

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.

© Claudia Uripos/eStock Photo

palette

Today in History

Sep 6, 2018Feeling chic on Fashion Week
Sep 6, 2019The old guard at Old San Juan
Sep 6, 2021All in a day s work
Sep 6, 2022National Mushroom Month
Sep 6, 2023Rethymno, Crete, Greece
Sep 6, 2024Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
Sep 6, 2025National Hummingbird Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Feb 3, 2019A crane for good luck in today’s big game
Dec 31, 2018A new tradition in London
Nov 28, 2018Christmas comes to New York City
Sep 11, 202120 years later
Jan 28, 2022Short-eared owl
Aug 30, 2019It s fair season
May 31, 2020Welcome to the pack
Aug 3, 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong Karst, China
Jun 25, 2023Al-Khazneh in Petra, Jordan
Jun 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Aug 29, 2025Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
Aug 29, 2023American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Dec 14, 2022National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
Jun 19, 2024Juneteenth
Sep 12, 2023North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
Nov 26, 2021Native American Heritage Day
Jun 22, 2018Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
Mar 22, 2022World Water Day
Jun 11, 2019Installation art turns heads
Aug 26, 2023Museum Night in Berlin
Jan 1, 2021Take the plunge into 2021
Sep 22, 2025Autumn equinox
Nov 2, 2021Day of the Dead
Jul 4, 2025Happy Fourth of July!
Apr 15, 2020Art and soul
Jun 8, 2021A day for our oceans
Aug 29, 2024Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
Aug 23, 2018Riding the bore tide at Turnagain Arm, Cook Inlet, Alaska
Sep 1, 2023National Mushroom Month
May 13, 2019In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes