Beaches

Photos and Video: Bellport Beach Pavilion in Jeopardy Part I

By Mike Busch The original Bellport Beach Pavilion, built-in 1983, was not only demolished by Superstorm Sandy, it disappeared, just leaving a hole …

DNA From Shark Tooth Used to ID Shark Species in Fire Island Bite Incident

Reprinted with Permission from Natalie van Hoose, Science writer for the Florida Museum of Natural History and Gavin Naylor, Director of the Florida Pr…

Best of the Long Island Sun Chasers Labor Day Edition

By Mike Busch It's hard to believe another summer is almost over with today marking the unofficial end of the season. It hasn't been the nicest su…

Breaking: High Tide Erosion at Bellport Beach Today

By Mike Busch 8-15-18 Jan Shannon, one of my favorite Long Island Sun Chasers, just sent in some photos taken from Bellport (Ho-Hum) Beach today tak…

Sunrise Above Old Inlet and Bellport Beach

By Mike Busch 8/9/18 Sunday morning at Bellport beach was hot, humid and clear with the exception some ground fog over the dunes. After taking so…

Photos: Milky Way and Sunrise from Bellport Beach

Mike Busch 8-7-18 Late Saturday Night, rather than sleep, I headed by boat to Bellport Beach around Midnight. My plan was to try to get some Milky …

Best Of The Long Island Sun Chasers 8-5-2018

By Mike Busch Despite the humidity and forecast of rain for almost the whole week the Long Sun Chasers came back with some fantastic images. As u…

Photos and Video: Final Work Finished on Davis Park Marina

Davis Park, Water Island, and Ocean Ridge lost power between Wednesday and Thursday night but the Davis Park Casino Bar is open and the Casino Cafe Res…