"The New York State Legislature designated Cold Spring Harbor an outstanding natural resource and Historic Maritime Area in 1994, but residents have always acknowledged and appreciated out marine heritage."

"From the boisterous days of the whaling boom, through the days of leisure and wealth at the turn of the century, we have remained a community with a distinctly different identity. That identity may not always have been considered "proper" but it has always been worth a visit."

"Many of the buildings standing along Main Street today, have been around long enough to remember. A thriving harbor business once specialized in taking old wooden warships and coastal vessels apart and stripping them of their lumber to be re-sold for building ashore! Beams and detail work on many of these "prominent old citizens" came from such an odd beginning. You might even hear a ghost or two."

Quoted, with permission, from Cold Spring Harbor, LI: Come Visit Our Shoreside Village. Published in 1996 by Richard Sutton.

Local Website Links:

• Cold Spring Harbor Labs
• Dolan DNA Learning Center
• Cold Spring Harbor School District
• Fish Hatchery
• Public Library
• Whaling Museum
• LIRR Schedule
• CitiDexLI.com

Maps: Map of Cold Spring Harbor Map of Long Island