03.22.2015 Outdoors Outdoors: The new ‘norm of the century’ When we drove out to help a colleague of ours on the West End recently, his car was stuck in a deep icy rut at the bottom of his...
12.07.2014 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Nothing quite like thrill of a surface strike Whenever we fish Long Island beaches in the fall and look at anglers fishing the suds, we always see one or more individuals slinging surface lures. In most cases,...
09.08.2014 Sports Outdoors: When it comes to vacations, go with the flow Why do we go on vacation? That thought goes through the head of anyone who lives, contented most of the time, anywhere with a lot of outdoor opportunities. We’re...
08.17.2014 Sports Outdoors: Serving as a guide has its challenges As a university instructor and professor, I’ve spent a lifetime teaching students the fine points of math, science and history. While teaching in schools can be challenging at times,...
07.27.2014 Sports Outdoors: Keep car care in mind during summer trips Midsummer is vacation time for a lot of us. Local beaches are starting to draw crowds, local restaurants are starting to fill up with “touristas” from points west, and...
06.15.2014 Sports Outdoors Column: How about ‘Mentor’s Day?’ During the run up to Fathers’ Day, outdoor publications fill up with stories and pieces like “Take a Boy Hunting (Fishing)” or republish old chestnuts such as the “The...
04.13.2014 Sports Outdoors: Dealing with plastics and other waste In our throwaway world, early spring can be depressing. When we travel the highways of the Northeast, the snow-covered winter trash emerges in ugly profusion as the snow recedes....
03.30.2014 Sports Outdoors: Alas, March continues to roar like a lion As we write a late March column, it’s fun to look out a window and see blue sky. In the morning, on the way to work, I hear competing...
03.16.2014 Sports North Fork Outdoors: Rescue animals come with histories The death of a family dog can be tough, even when anticipated. When our 14-year-old rescue Brittany, Bandit, (registered under “Becasse Bandit” — becasse is French for woodcock) had...
02.16.2014 Sports Outdoors: Buses and rails make for good traveling options Winter travel is indeed tricky for the outdoors person, especially if you’ve set up an extensive trip. Headed for the islands to do some tropical fishing? Headed for the...