Photos and Video: Shark and Bunker Frenzy off Fire Island
By Mike Busch 8-18-2021 If you have been to the beach this summer, odds are you have seen some big schools of bunker (Menhaden) just offshore. Whil…
By Mike Busch 8-18-2021 If you have been to the beach this summer, odds are you have seen some big schools of bunker (Menhaden) just offshore. Whil…
By Mike Busch 1-1-2021 What turned out to be the last Sunrise of 2020 turned out to be one of the best. As usual, I checked the Fireislandandbeyond…
By Mike Busch 4-9-2020 The Bellport Beach Pavilion survived another winter and despite a slight lean, shows no sign of collapse any time soon. It …
Mike Busch 3-6-2020 After a fire gutted the Restaurant at the Watch Hill Marina last fall, plans are being made to rebuild. Our friends from Love F…
By Mike Busch 2-25-2020 Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company is making tremendous progress on restoring the beach just to the west of Shinnecock Inle…
By Mike Busch A few weeks ago, Kathy Lied posted some fascinating photos of a bunch of old cars recently exposed on the beach east of Watch Hill nea…
By Mike Busch 11-18-19 For the fourth time this fall, Southampton Town has declared a state of emergency on Dune Road in Hampton Bays, east of the P…
By Mike Busch 11-5-19 The emergency dredging operation to save Dune Road in Hampton Bays got started last weekend. I was there Saturday morning as…
By Mike Busch 10-24-19 We took another aerial look at Old Inlet this past Saturday to look for any changes after subtropical storm Melissa passed by…
By Mike Busch The storm that eventually became subtropical storm Melissa made it's closest approach to our area Friday morning, although the worst o…