LI Photowalk Visits Caumsett State Historic Park

Date/Time: Saturday Apr 16, 2011, from 09:00 am to 12:00 noon 

Location:
Caumsett State Historic Park
25 Lloyd Harbor Rd
Huntington, NY 11743

Purpose: To bring together photographers and those who enjoy walking outside and/or learning more about photography, for a pleasurable morning at a state park with a colorful history and an extensive trail network. In 1921 Marshall Field III purchased 1750 acres of Lloyd Neck to create one large estate. He named the land after its Matinecock Indian name, Caumsett, which means "place by the sharp rock." Field created a self-sufficient English-style estate as a combination of hunting preserve, and home, complete with its own water and electrical supply. When the estate was finished, it had facilities for every sport except golf. Caumsett today has acres of woodland, meadows, shoreline and salt marsh, and is renowned for bird watching, photography and nature study.

Facilities that share the site include the Lloyd Harbor Equestrian Center, the Nassau BOCES Outdoor and Environmental Education Program in the summer cottage, and the Volunteers for Wildlife Hospital and Education Center in the "Calf Barn" of the park's Dairy Complex which provides rehabilitation and hospitalization for Long Island's injured wildlife. The historic Henry Lloyd Manor house built in 1711 is leased to the Lloyd Harbor Historical Society.

More information on Caumsett:  State Park website; Foundation 
Come join us to enjoy the trails, historic architecture and the sea breeze. It does not matter what camera you have: point-and-shoot, Digital SLR, Film SLR, phone cameras - all ages and abilities are welcome. For latest updates, visit the April photowalk bulletin board on Flickr.

Driving directions: Drive north on West Neck Road from State Route 25A (West Main Street) in Huntington, New York. After rounding the west end of Lloyd Harbor, turn left into the main park entrance. We will be meeting in the parking lot to the right after the guard/information station.
For more information, feel free to contact the organizers:

• Ricky Williams: Flickr or Twitter
• Mike Dorn: Flickr or Twitter or mike3150@gmail.com
• Chris Vaccaro: Flickr or Twitter or Chris@Patch.com

Suggestions: Dress for the weather - Lloyd Neck juts far into Long Island Sound and is often windy. We will be walking a fair distance and suggest that participants wear sturdy walking shoes. Be selective with photography equipment, since overloaded photographers will have trouble keeping up with the group.