#wantagh

[feelingsofaithless]

📷 Carley Margolis

[thewildbelladonna]

Crystal Visions tour, Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, New York, June 28th, 2008.

[aryburn-trains]

LI passenger train at station. Wantagh, NY October 23, 1964

[geekynerfherder]

'Dave Matthews Band at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY' by James Flames.

18" x 24" screen print, in a signed and numbered Regular AP edition of 70, and a signed and numbered 'Hazy Waves' HoloFoil Variant AP edition of 30.

On sale Thursday June 30 at 2pm ET from James' website.

[cathikesny]

MILL POND PARK (& ADAM D. RAND MEMORIAL TRAIL)

I feel like this is a really a hyper-local park, as in, not every park is worth coming in from out of town for and honestly, not every park has to be either. Some places are just meant for the locals. This park absolutely serves its purpose of being a lovely place to take a calm and easy walk on a paved loop-trail and to see some nice waterfowl if that’s something you’re into. 

💰 : FREE

⏰ : Open from dusk to dawn, 365 days a year

📍 : 2935 Merrick Road, Wantagh, Long Island (sometimes listed as being in Bellmore.. it's very on the border of both towns)

♿️ : trail is completely paved, however there is NO designated handicapped parking spots

🏃‍♀️ : beginner intenstity

🐶 : dog are allowed but must remain on leash

🚗 : only unmetered street parking 

📸 : moderate, high if you like ducks though..

In order to not accidentally end up hiking up to Twin Lakes, if you started the loop path by going to the right first, when looking at the pond, I tend to take the left turn at the bridge when you get near the Parkway, to remain inside the loop of Mill Pond Park.

Now, some parks, have old mansions or the ruins of old mansions, some have lots of features like bird sanctuary habitats or or even plaques explaining local wildlife scattered around the trails; this is NOT any of those things. Mill Pond is very no frills, but that’s fine. Preserves like these serve a real purpose and a real service to the local community they reside in. Communities, especially in the monotonous suburbs, are absolutely worthless without diversity of nature and ecology. Honestly, who wants to live in a place where the only trees are between the sidewalk and the street and have to be cut back so as to not mess with your cable lines? The only time that's acceptable is when you live in a big city, and Wantagh is NOT a big city.

Now, some parks, have old mansions or the ruins of old mansions, some have lots of features like bird sanctuary habitats or or even plaques explaining local wildlife scattered around the trails; this is NOT any of those things. Mill Pond is very no frills, but that’s fine. Preserves like these serve a real purpose and a real service to the local community they reside in. Communities, especially in the monotonous suburbs, are absolutely worthless without diversity of nature and ecology. Honestly, who wants to live in a place where the only trees are between the sidewalk and the street and have to be cut back so as to not mess with your cable lines? The only time that's acceptable is when you live in a big city, and Wantagh is NOT a big city.

Parks are necessary. People need nature. 

Mill Pond really is nothing special. It has no discernible history that I could find and definitely no special features besides the beautiful pond that make it anymore exciting than its nearby counterparts, and yet, I come here often. I’ve seen some really cool birds here, the trees are really lovely and the paths are well maintained. I’m not sure what more you can ask for when you’re looking for just a simple and small dose of nature. 

The uniqueness of this park lies in the micro-ecosystem of Mill Pond and its plethora of waterfowl, and also how dangerously close a person can get to just walking directly onto the Wantagh Parkway… There are so many parks like this up in Westchester too and they really baffle me every time. Not even a low fence to step over….

I digress… Mill Pond Preserve is a really well-maintained park, regardless of the time of year, and worth your time if you have a spare forty-five minutes and want to take in some easy and beautiful nature. 

This does NOT make my “Run, Don’t Walk” list, but it’s being included so I obviously think it’s worth something. 

Just a small and unusual P.S. for me:

I had to look this up, and I thought it would be nice to mention that Adam Rand was a local of Bellmore (the park is really on the border of the two towns) and a career firefighter who lost his life when the Twin Towers collapsed as he was trying to help evacuate people on September 11th and this park would be a fitting honor for anyone who was that much of a hero. 

[horoscopos]

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Reposted from @notjohnvogl Here’s my poster for tonight’s @theblackkeys show in Wantagh, NY. I hope you enjoy; nab one at the show, otherwise I’ll have some available next week. Hope you’re well wherever you’re at #theblackkeys #poster #gigposter #dropoutboogie #wantagh #ny #illustration #johnvogl (at Jones Beach Amphitheater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZWMw1up_d/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Port Washington Curb Appeal, NY 11050

[feelingsofaithless]

📷 Carley Margolis

[thewildbelladonna]

Crystal Visions Tour, Jones Beach Amphitheater, Wantagh, New York, June 13th, 2007.

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[cathikesny]

Have you ever been somewhere and seen something so out of place that you’ve wondered “….am I, like, hallucinating right now?” I don’t do drugs, but this was a thing where I looked at my boyfriend, Rob and was like… “are we high? What is happening? What the hell are we seeing right now?”

This happened to us at Wantagh Park.

💰: FREE

⏰: Open 365 days, roughly from dusk until dawn

📍: 1 King Road, Wantagh, Long Island (DO NOT GET ON THE PARKWAY ACCIDENTALLY)

♿️: ADA Accessible, all paths are paved

🏃‍♀️: Beginner level of intensity

🐶: “Only Allowed In the Dog Run”… people walk their dogs here and no one cares it seems

🚗: LOTS OF PARKING, I say park by the baseball fields and walk along the marina to get to the park

📸: Moderate “Instagramability”

Let me backtrack quickly, first, because this park has just a LOT to offer besides what this stupid post will be about. It is a multipurpose facility run by and for the town of Wantagh. It hosts the community public pool (which actually looked really nice even in the off-season when we first went), a mini-golf course, athletic facilities/fields, nice playgrounds, a skating arena, boat launch, tons of picnic areas, a dog park, a marina, somehow even more?!? 

I’m here to talk about the “<u>Fitness Trail</u>” though.. sort of. All of the information listed above is in regards to the “Fitness Trail”. It’s nice for, like, a morning walk with your dog or chosen loved one and also views of Jones Beach and the “Pencil” and theater… honestly, whatever. That’s great. Back to what is actually so MUCH cooler here. 

<u>So here’s the story</u>:

There Rob and I were, just checking out a park for the first time that I knew would at least have views of canals. I had very low expectations, and I had very little research done. WE JUST WANTED SOMEWHERE TO WALK LUNCH OFF AND IT WAS NICE OUT AND THIS WAS SIMPLY... there!

I remind you, there we still were just minding our business walking along the marina and joking about the boat names and how the swans and ducks had clearly been fed by people over time because they kept following along with us… I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH, UNSUSPECTEDLY JUST MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS and then we got to the picnic/lighthouse area and I heard just a really out of place, extremely LOUD bird call (btw, we are low-key becoming birders, please don’t judge us…me....I’m the birder and he sometimes thinks it’s cool) and I looked around and up in the tree above us were GREEN TROPICAL BIRDS?!?!?! ummmmm……?????? This is Long Island? The NORTHeast? Are they lost???

Honestly, it’s low-key embarrassing how long Rob and I stood there gawking at this tree full of deafeningly loud green birds above us, contemplating if they were parrots? Are they parakeets? Did some domesticated ones get out at some point and just have a ton of babies in the wild? Rob started googling. We followed them around the park. We literally have NO EVIDENCE TO PROVE WE SAW THESE BIRDS. We took not a single picture or video. We were, I think, too baffled. When I told him I was making this post and I had to go back to GET THE PROOF (which I only barely did, just to warn), he was like “what did you expect? It was so confusing. We were thrown off and they blended in with the trees!” All fair points.

Turns out they were Monk Parakeets. Very smoochable little heads if you ask me.

They are really rare for this area (meaning they have no business being here) and are indigenous to Argentina and South America, but for whatever reason, according to a local news article, they decided to migrate to New York during the pandemic and take up residence on Long Island, regardless of high housing prices. 

Ridiculous. But, I guess New York is still the place to be. 

This particular LARGE flock of Monk Parakeets have adjusted to the extreme temperatures and just LIVE IN THIS EFFING PARK IN WANTAGH ALL. YEAR. LONG. I don’t get it one bit. It is so weird. It is so cool and deeply funny and I am clearly overly obsessed with their presence. 

If you want your best chance of seeing them, park by the entrance to the public pool facility instead of the beginning of the baseball fields (which I thought was a good place to park because we enjoyed our little extra marina walk). Across the parking lot from the pool entrance is an athletic field with big, tall floodlights. You should see a very large nest in one of those lights. That is their home. They may have bought more real estate, but this is the one I know about with certainty. There are usually some adults hanging out protecting their property. They are so cute and bizarre and fun. It really does feel worth going JUST FOR THEM, but….

The rest of this park is great too. The trails are paved completely and have nice views, a mini beach section, tons of activities for the whole family and a free boat launch if you’re fancy... but honestly, I come back to see the wild parakeets. I also (went in early November) saw a Brant which is another rare to this area type of goose that was very cute and stout. So, this place is like rare bird heaven. (See Brant below, allowing himself to be abandoned by his flock so I could take a picture of him, I assume).

Screenshots of are of the Cornell Lab Merlin Bird ID App, which has become a real must have for my walks if not solely for the sound ID. You really never know what wildlife surrounds you. 

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