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    Fire Island
    Fire Island
    Fire Island
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    Fire Island

    By Francine Silverman

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    Fire Island is a haven for everyone and a special place for the author – she met her husband here 35 years ago. A pencil-thin barrier beach 32 miles long, Fire Island extends from Robert Moses State Park in the west to Moriches Inlet in the east. The isla
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHunter Publishing
    Release dateJul 5, 2012
    ISBN9780935161953
    Fire Island
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    Francine Silverman

    “Talk Radio Advocate” Francine Silverman is an author/publicist and radio host who honed her writing skills as a newspaper reporter and freelance writer.Her latest book is Talk Radio Wants You: An Intimate Guide to 700 Shows and How to Get Invited (McFarland & Co. 2009), a National "Best Books 2009" award winner in the Business: Reference category. the book contains everything a potential guest needs to know before contacting a host, including the theme of the show and guest criteria.She authored two travel guidebooks, Catskills Alive (2000 and 2003) and Long Island Alive (2003), both published by Hunter Publishing.In 2003, Fran started Book Promotion Newsletter for authors of all genres. http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com. The ezine spawned Book Marketing from A-Z (Infinity Publishing 2005), containing the best marketing strategies of 325 subscribers. The 400-page paperback is in alphabetical order for ease of use. The book received nearly 40 rave reviews from on-line reviewers.In 2006, Fran started a publicity service and has gotten clients placed in the Boston Herald, Oklahoman and Chicago Tribune as well as on hundreds of Internet and terrestrial radio programs. Fran is host of Ship to Shore with Silverman, a radio show about cruises, which is recorded and then syndicated to five Internet stations.Talk Radio Wants You has 40 categories, retails for $75, and is geared to libraries, publicists, radio hosts and authors. Fran is now offering ebooks that follow the format of her book and are more affordable. Thus far, Business, New Age, Self-Help, Health, Entertainment, Paranormal, Food and Travel, Relationships, Men and Women, Sports, Parenting and Politics are for sale, ranging in price from $12 to $25.Fran can be reached at franalive@optonline.nethttp://www.talkradioadvocate.com

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      Fire Island - Francine Silverman

      Fire Island

      Francine Silverman

      Hunter Publishing, Inc.

      www.hunterpublishing.com 

      E-mail: michael@hunterpublishing.com

      © 2012 Hunter Publishing, Inc.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the publisher.

      This guide focuses on recreational activities. As all such activities contain elements of risk, the publisher, author, affiliated individuals and companies disclaim any responsibility for any injury, harm, or illness that may occur to anyone through, or by use of, the information in this book. Every effort was made to insure the accuracy of information in this book, but the publisher and author do not assume, and hereby disclaim, any liability for loss or damage caused by errors, omissions, misleading information or potential travel problems caused by this guide, even if such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause.

      About the Author

      Francine Silverman is a veteran feature writer for newspapers and magazines. She honed her skills as a reporter with Gannett Westchester Newspapers in Yonkers, New York, and as a freelancer. Her travel articles have appeared in The Inquirer (Philadelphia), The Record (NJ), New York Post, River, Camperways, Travel Smart newsletter, Travel Agent Magazine, MotorHome, and inflights Kiwi, Mabuhay and Passport Sabena. These days her passion is travel writing, and Catskills Alive! marked the capstone of her career. That guidebook is going into its second edition and, she is confident, so will Long Island Alive!

      Bookmark the author’s Web site at www.nystatetravel.com. It will save you time – the site has links to many of the sites featured in both guidebooks.

      Dedication

      To Ron and Amy and our loving Long Island cousins, Betsy and Michael Gluckman.

      To Tony Matti for helping us relive fond memories of Fire Island.

      This book is also dedicated to the disproportionate number of Long Islanders who lost loved ones on September 11, 2001.

      Acknowledgments

      Writing a guidebook requires the cooperation of hundreds of people. I’ve met so many wonderful folks on Long Island – residents, merchants, proprietors, government employees – that it’s impossible to name them all. I’m especially grateful to those who opened their homes and hearts to me.

      I’d like to express my deep appreciation to my publisher, Michael Hunter, and editor, Lissa Dailey, for their continued support and guidance.

      Introduction

      We start with an introduction to Long Island as a whole. Then we get into the details about Fire Island itself. For the purposes of this book, I have used the Long Island Expressway (I-495 or the LIE) as the dividing line between the North and South Shores; chapters are arranged geographically from west to east. Fire Island has its own chapter, as do the North and South Forks of the eastern end of Long Island, though they are all part of Suffolk County.

      When borders get blurred, the placement of

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