The weather may have something different in mind, but the Sag Harbor Fire Department carnival is set to return to Havens Beach on Tuesday, offering rides, games, and food from 5 to 10 each night through Saturday. On Friday, there will be a fireworks show at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Wristbands will be available to buy on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday, until 7 p.m., with a discount coupon available at stores in the village.
This whaling log, kept by Edward Mulford Baker (1810-1856), documents two voyages aboard the ship Daniel Webster. The first took place between 1833 and 1837, departing from Sag Harbor for the Pacific Ocean. Baker was first mate under Capt. Philetus Pierson (1801-1879) and documented the journey only between Aug. 27 and Sept. 19, 1833.
The Shinnecock Canal remains open to limited boat traffic despite the failure of a hinge on one of the lock gates overnight on Tuesday. The county is discouraging all non-emergency boat traffic.
While East Hampton Town boasts some large, well-known, historic cemeteries, less visible are the smaller family cemeteries dotted throughout the area. Some have just a single headstone. They’re visited infrequently, the families buried are older, and a handful have fallen into disrepair. Last week, restoration was completed on two of the town’s smaller colonial-era cemeteries.
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