🌱 Christmas Tree Farm Weekend Activities + Local Holiday Gifts

Good day, neighbors! It's me again, your host of the North Fork Daily.

Looking to buy local for holiday gifts? Check out these ideas. And these North Fork Christmas tree farms have family activities this weekend.

First, today's weather:

Very windy; colder. High: 41 Low: 30.

Here are the top stories today in North Fork:

1. Dan's Papers rounds up 10 gift ideas from local North Fork artists and small businesses. There's local coffee, clothing and handmade jewelry. (Dan's Papers)
2. House shopping on the NoFo this weekend? Here are five open houses, from a Riverhead house for $399,000 to a $1.35 million offering in Southold. (Northforker)
3. Christmas tree farms on the North Fork are adding activities for the family this weekend. Dart’s Christmas Tree Farm in Southold has photo opportunities, free hayrides and a scavenger hunt with prizes for kids from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. See a full list here. (Northforker)
4. Michael DeSantis reports that a Moriches man was shot dead outside his home early Friday.
   Tyrell Durham, 37, was shot outside his Tall Oaks Circle home around 1 a.m. (Patch)

Today in North Fork:

• Old Burying Ground Visit, Southold Free Library, 10 a.m.
• Country Parlor Holiday Folk Art & Gift Show, Hallockville Museum Farm, 10 a.m.
• Winter Wonderland, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County, 11 a.m.
• Community Christmas Tree Lighting, North Fork United Methodist Church, 6 p.m.

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