First, Kathryn Szoka fell in love with the farm fields of North Sea—the wide, expansive swaths of land touched only by those who knew what to do with them...

From working-class whaling port to upper-crust vacation destination, Sag Harbor has witnessed its share of societal changes over the years. And even though its fiercely loyal local inhabitants have fought hard to retain its core identity, this quaintly charming waterfront village has evolved, for better or for worse...

This past February, 26 Pierson High School students traveled to Cuba as part of an educational tour. The visit was made possible thanks to the recent lifting of sanctions against the Caribbean island nation by President Barack Obama.

The creative process of art-making — especially collaborative art, and particularly art that is the brainchild of a group of free-spirited students and teachers at Pierson High School — can be inspiring and uplifting. But at times, it can be a tad messy, too...

An educational exhibit about the trip will open on May 7 at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum, Mr. Solow said. Student writings, artwork and photos will be on display, a student-created video with a Cuban musical soundtrack will be screened, and on May 8, trip participants will conduct a panel discussion.

Barbara Hadden’s lovely “Sag Harbor Windmill at Sunset,” one of several recent paintings she’s exhibiting at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum in celebration of this weekend’s HarborFest, evokes a sense of storybook

Throngs of people crowd Long Wharf and Windmill Beach to watch teams compete in the annual whaleboat races at Sag HarborFest each September. But lost on many is the fact that whaling, the very reason the...

There’s more than meets the eye in Sabina Streeter’s mixed media portraits of iconic historic characters. Every image she creates represents decades of history, and hours upon hours of research into the lives of her subjects...

From a beach near his home in North Haven, Dan Rizzie is wading in Shelter Island Sound and feeling mostly unafraid—even with little sharks swimming around his feet.He has heard the stories of irresponsible or simply unlucky swimmers and seen the infamous 1975 blockbuster “Jaws.”

When Richard Ellis began his work at the American Museum of Natural History in the early ’60s, one of his first tasks was to design a blue whale. That original 94-foot-long specimen, which hung in the Hall of Ocean Life as if in motion through the open sea, became iconic.

Dan Rizzie, an artist for more than 40 years, is best known for his colorful bird imagery. But whales have actually been on his mind for years. He was certainly thinking about them when he and gallery owner Peter Marcelle hatched up an idea to raise money for the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical...