Guided walking tours on Long Island
Take a guided walking tour to discover Long Island's past.
EAST HAMPTON, 631-324-6850, easthamptonhistory.org
Features: Historical Society's Historical Cemetery Tour by East Hampton town crier Hugh King, meet at the Mulford Farm gate, 10 James Lane, East Hampton, 10 a.m. July 25, rain or shine.
Fee: $10, reserve; Newtown Lane Walking Tour, meet at the Osborne House, 88 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, 10 a.m. Aug. 22.
Fee: Free, reserve; West Side of Main Street Architecture and Character Studies Tour, meet at Osborn-Jackson House, 101 Main St., East Hampton, 10 a.m. Aug. 29.
NORTHPORT, 631-757-9859, northporthistorical.org
Features: Guided walking tours of Main Street by Northport Historical Society, third Sun. of the month, call to confirm.
Fee: $5. Self-guided walking tours of Main Street available during museum hours, 1-4:30 p.m. Tue.-Sun. (call to confirm). Tourgoers are given an MP3 player with audio information, photographs and directions.
Fee: $5. Garden tour Noon-4 p.m., June 28, reservations suggested.
Fee: $30. History Takes a Vacation -- Children's Program 9:30-noon, Aug. 4-6.
Fee: $35 a day; $90 all three days.
SETAUKET, 631-751-3730, threevillagehistoricalsociety.org
Features: Setauket Village Green Walking Tours, start at the Setauket Neighborhood House, 95 Main St., 2-3:30 p.m. June 27, July 25, Aug. 2, Aug. 29, Sept. 19, Oct. 24. Walk Through History With Farmer and Spy Abraham Woodhull, 21/2 hours, start at the Caroline Church Carriage Shed opposite Setauket Village Green, 2 p.m. June 14, July 11, Aug. 16, Sept. 11, Nov. 11; Down the Ways, the Wooden Ship Era Maritime Tour, learn about shipbuilders, ship captains and prominent families in Setauket's maritime history, meet at the Setauket Dock, Shore Road, East Setauket, conducted at low tide so the bones of the schooners will be uncovered in Scott's Cove, 2-4 p.m. May 30, June 13, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 26, Oct. 25, Nov. 7.
Fee All tours $8.
SOUTHAMPTON, 631-283-2494, southamptonhistoricalmuseum.org
Features: Walk Southampton's First Settlement 1640-1648 Tour, starts at William K. Dunwell Park, corner of Old Town and Old Town Crossing roads, Southampton, 11 a.m. June 6.
Fee: Free, but call to reserve.