Best places to go in the Pine Barrens


X-Team: Polish Festival

The ExploreLI Street Team snapped pics at the annual event in Riverhead.
What to do this weekend
What to do this weekend? We've got some ideas.
Riverhead Raceway
Get your motor runnin' from April to September.
ExploreTV: Cousins Paintball
Watch as we take to the battlefields in Coram.
Things to do in Riverhead
Plenty to do in this emerging tourist attraction.
Photos: Pine Barrens
Scenes from in and around the Pine Barrens.

Summer

Blind dates

Where's your no-fail place to meet for a blind date?
Heckscher Park

Furniture photos

There are treasures in secondhand stores. Show us what you've found on LI.
Great Backyards

Best manis

We're seeking the top nail artists -- where you go to get a manicure topped with tiny jewels or airbrushed designs?

Hiking in the near wilderness of the Pine Barrens 100,000 acres of scrub trees, ponds and salt marshes known collectively as the Pine Barrens.
ExploreLI: The Big Duck It's a duck. It's big. Check it out.
Riverhead Blues Festival The bands rocked out at the 10th annual festival
State tries to make LI more bike-friendly 85-mile course goes from LIRR in Cold Spring Harbor to Orient Point ferry terminal.
Sears Bellow County Park Bicycle hostel area, individual and group campsites, rowboat rentals & more.
Memories and legends come alive at Riverhead Raceway Memories and legends come alive at Riverhead Raceway
Long Island's Best Pizza Readers choose the top 10 pizza places on Long Island.
My Long Island Send us your photos from a life spent in and around Long Island.
X-Team photos Our cameras, your faces. See where the X-Team has been and who was hanging out when they got there.
Project ZIP Codes Our photographers explored various communities with their cameras and put together these photo essays.
Submit an event Send us your upcoming event info for consideration in our always-updating events database.
Sept. events calendar Find out about the biggest events on Long Island this month. Download the calendar and print.
Photos: Balloon & Music Festival Scenes from the annual event at the Brookhaven airport.