MTK A-OK: The Montauk Master Plan

MONTAUK, New York – Find endless summer vibes at the end of Long Island.

Laid Back on the North Fork

GREENPORT, New York – Greenport, located at the dwindling end of Long Island's North Fork, is smaller, sleepier, and weirder than anything you'd find in the Hamptons.

Little Black Book: Lobster Rolls on Deck

THE HAMPTONS – As the weather heats up and long weekends in the Hamptons commence, two words come to mind: Lobster. Roll. These are the five best.

Best of the Web: The Hamptons

The Hamptons – We trolled the internet so you don't have to.

The Joy of the Off-Season Hamptons

THE HAMPTONS – Six-packs in hand and scarves wrapped tight, we trekked the Walking Dunes beneath brilliant sunshine and hardly encountered another soul.

Where to Go from Here: The North Fork

LONG ISLAND, NY – Quieter, farmier, and altogether more charming than the go-go Hamptons to the south, the North Fork is an idyllic and easy getaway.

Daddy-Daughter Hamptons Weekend

AMAGANSETT, New York – David Kamp splurges on a mid-week stay at The Reform Club Inn with his teenager before sending her off to camp. It's worth every penny.

Amagansett, the Anti-Hampton

AMAGANSETT, NEW YORK – Saam Gabbay makes a case for the laid-back East End town.

Summer Share

"I experience that juiced-up feeling of anticipation I always get at the beginning of another Hamptons summer." An excerpt from thriller "The Beach House," by James Patterson and Peter de Jonge.

A Field Guide to the Hamptons

This is where New Yorkers come to pretend they're Hawaiians, surfing and smoking pot and living the materialistic version of the hippie lifestyle. They're proud in Montauk. And they're cooler than you are.

Literary Excerpt: "Light Years"

"The Irish sailors," Peter tells them, "never learn to swim. Not even a stroke. The sea is too strong." An exerpt from Bridgehampton-based novelist James Salter.

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