Paddling Long Island and New York City The Best Sea Kayaking from Montauk to Manhasset Bay to Manhattan

by Stiegelmaier, Kevin

• ISBN13: 9780897325295
• ISBN10: 089732529X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-22
• Publisher: Menasha Ridge Pr

Summary

Boasting more than 400 miles of coastline, beautiful sandy beaches, expansive salt marshes, and dozens of protected bays and harbors, Long Island is truly a paddlerÆs paradise. It offers something for everyone, from expert sea kayakers to families with young children. Amazing wildlife, ever-changing landscapes, charming history, and, on its western edge, a view of the setting sun behind the Manhattan skyline-what better way to explore it all than from the water?

Author Biography

Kevin Stiegelmaier enjoys a lifelong devotion to nature and the outdoors. Growing up on Long Island instilled in him a love of the ocean and led to a degree in Marine Biology. It also inspired the purchase of his first kayak and the beginning of what has been a 14-year passion with paddling. In that time Kevin has canoed and kayaked on every type of water in every state along the East Coast, although he prefers exploring the waters of his home state, New York. Kevin currently lives on the north shore of Long Island with his two children and teaches high school biology whenever he is not paddling.

Table of Contents

Overview Map
Overview-map Key	p. 1
Dedication	p. iv
Acknowledgments	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Run Recommendations	p. xii
Introduction	p. 1
Suffolk County	p. 17
Accabonac Harbor	p. 18
Captree State Park	p. 22
Carmans River	p. 27
Yaphank Avenue to Southaven County Park	p. 29
Montauk Highway to Squassux Landing	p. 32
Coecles Harbor Marine Water Trail	p. 34
Connetquot River	p. 39
Cutchogue Harbor	p. 42
Flanders Bay	p. 47
Forge River	p. 51
Georgica Pond	p. 56
Greenport Harbor	p. 60
Hallock Bay	p. 64
Huntington Harbor	p. 68
Lake Montauk	p. 72
Lake Ronkonkoma	p. 76
Lloyd Harbor	p. 80
Mattituck Creek	p. 86
Mecox Bay	p. 90
Montauk Point	p. 95
Moriches Bay	p. 99
Mt. Sinai Harbor	p. 103
Napeague Harbor	p. 107
Nissequogue River	p. 111
Northport Harbor	p. 115
North Sea Harbor	p. 121
Peconic River	p. 125
Port Jefferson Harbor	p. 129
Robins Island?	p. 134
Sag Harbor	p. 138
Sebonac Creek	p. 141
Setauket Harbor	p. 146
Shelter Island and Mashomack Preserve	p. 151
Shinnecock Bay	p. 155
Stony Brook Harbor	p. 160
Swan River	p. 164
Three Mile Harbor	p. 168
West Meadow Creek	p. 171
Nassau County	p. 177
Cold Spring Harbor	p. 177
Hempstead Harbor	p. 182
Jones Beach State Park	p. 186
Manhasset Bay	p. 191
Norman J. Levy Park, Merrick	p. 195
Oyster Bay Harbor	p. 199
New York City	p. 205
Arthur Kill	p. 205
Bronx River	p. 210
East River	p. 215
Gowanus Canal	p. 219
Jamaica Bay	p. 222
Little Neck Bay	p. 227
Newtown Creek	p. 231
New York Upper Bay	p. 235
Appendixes	p. 241
Paddling Outfitters	p. 241
Paddling Clubs	p. 243
Online Resources	p. 244
Index	p. 246
About the Author	p. 252
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