Montauk's 43rd annual Fall Fest is coming this weekend. On Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the downtown green, there will be farmers market vendors, activities for kids, bands, beer and wine, a silent auction, and, on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m., the popular clam chowder contest.
Commemorative mugs to fill with chowder can be purchased at the chamber office downtown starting at 9 a.m. Saturday. Then people can line up for a sample of chowder prepared by local eateries and chefs.
Most people go to the Elizabeth Morton Wildlife Refuge in Noyac, part of the National Wildlife Refuge system, to feed the friendly birds. On Saturday, however, 15 people showed up instead to rip invasive plants out of the ground.
A highlight among Springs landmarks, here is a storied eatery and watering hole that served countless of the hamlet’s residents, including the Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock.
Stepping into the new Sagaponack General Store, which reopened yesterday after being closed since 2020, is a sweet experience, and not just because there’s a soft-serve ice cream station on the left and what promises to be the biggest penny candy selection on the South Fork on your right, but because it’s like seeing an old friend who, after some struggle, made it big. Really, really big.
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