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For the love of kayaking –– and South Shore bays

Jerry Foster doesn’t speak of getting his hands dirty when referring to his work. He likes to say that he gets his hands wet. Foster, 53, of Merrick, owns Freeport Kayak Rentals, a part-time seasonal venture that he started in 2013. Now in its fourth summer, the business is growing by word of mouth, and Foster said he is having the time of his life. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/16/16

Groups of kayakers made their way across the bay to Hewlett Point Beach

Kayaking in Bay Park

On a beautiful, warm, sunny morning, dozens of kayakers and paddle boarders took a short trip from Bay County Park to Hewlett Point Beach and back last Saturday for the inaugural launch of the South … more

By Courtney McGee | 6/8/16

Herald staffers took a break from their routine to kayak the Meadow Brook to Merrick Bay in Merrick last Friday. From left were Editor Brian Croce, Senior Editor Scott Brinton, reporter Vanessa Parker, intern Ryan Pane and Editor David Weingrad.

Herald staffers paddle the Meadow Brook

A group of Herald Community Newspapers editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side, at the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, on July 24. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

An abundance of flowers sprout on “Merrick Mountain.”

Summer’s just around the bend at Levy Preserve

At Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, it’s easy to forget you’re in suburban south Merrick. While gazing at goats grazing in a pasture beside a tumbledown shed, trails curving out of view up a hillside, rushes hiding a stream, or vistas of bays and the beach, the sounds of passing cars or neighbors’ lawnmowers fall away into silence. more

6/10/15

Herald reporter Brian Croce, left, took a tour of Middle Bay with Michael Fehling, owner of Empire Kayaks in Island Park, middle, and Valley Stream Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack.

Happy ‘blue trails’ to you

As I glided in a yellow kayak across Middle Bay near Island Park on a recent Wednesday, I couldn’t help but think this was a perfect October morning to be on the water. The sun was still rising, but shining brightly — perhaps a little too brightly. I really wish I had brought sunglasses, I thought. It was rookie mistake, and I wasn’t even a first-time kayaker. more

By Brian Croce | 12/6/12

Herald Community Newspapers executives, editors, reporters and interns took part in a kayak tour of the Meadow Brook under sunny skies last Thursday.

Herald staffers kayak the Meadow Brook

A group of Herald Community Newspapers executives, editors, reporters and interns took a kayak tour on Nassau County’s wild side last Thursday, launching from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Among those on the tour was Stuart Richner, who co-owns Richner Communications Inc., the Heralds’ parent company. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/17/12

Kelly Bremel, a Town of Hempstead summer ranger at the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick, regularly leads kayaking tours down the Meadow Brook into Merrick Bay.

There's something in the water part IV

For a moment, I stopped paddling and took in Merrick Bay, its virtually still surface glistening in the morning sunlight. In the distance, the Jones Beach water tower and amphitheater stood out amid a light haze. The view was, in a word, breathtaking. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/25/11

Long beach surfers high five after an invigorating session during the Unsound Pro Junior Surfing Competition in April.

There's something in the water Part I

Long Island, as most people are aware, is an island, the largest in the contiguous United States — a nearly 120-long, 1,400-square-mile spit of sand, parkway and suburb extending east from … more

7/6/11

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