Some people don’t realize how many seasonal activities there
are to do on Long Island. If you are not from here, most people don’t even
realize that Long Island is a separate part of New York. With 118 miles of land
stretching from New York Harbor to Montauk Point, and 23 miles between the Long
Island Sound and the Atlantic coastline, there is so much to do.
One of the biggest attractions on the east end of Long
Island is the Wine Country containing many vineyards on both the north and
south shores. They are open for private tastings, wine tours and even large
reservations can be made for parties. The most popular time of year for
visiting the vineyards is between August and November. This also goes hand in
hand with the apple orchards and pumpkin patches. To make it worth your trip
out east for the fall you can go apple picking, pumpkin picking, visit a corn
maze and drink at a vineyard all in one day. While you’re on your way back
home, stopping at Briermere’s Farm for a pie is always on the agenda.
In the summer months of June to late September, the beaches
are filled with families soaking up the sun. The north shore beaches are all
accessible by car, which are on the Long Island Sound and the south shore has
beaches on the Great South Bay, which can be driven too. From there, you can
also take a ferry or boat across the bay to get to Fire Island and experience
the Atlantic Ocean.
Although winter isn’t exactly everyone’s favorite time of
year, there are still activities to be had. Most kids spend their snow days
sledding on the exit hills of Sunrise Highway, ice skating on the Great South
Bay neighborhood ponds and building snowmen in their backyards. Springtime
tends to be a little more enjoyable with the blooming of flower fields, such as
the Lavender by the Bay in East Marion, skydiving with Sky Dive Long Island,
fishing in the Moriches Inlet and golfing at numerous golf courses.
Which proper nouns do you see in my paragraph? Write three sentences using proper nouns?
Grammar Point:
Proper nouns- a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things common noun, or to name a particular one of these proper noun.
Grammar Exercise:
Which proper nouns do you see in my paragraph? Write three sentences using proper nouns?
You know LI well. I also appreciate the many advantages of living on LI, and your description makes me want to participate in all the activities.
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