Clay Pit Trail
4. The Clay Pit Trail The Clay Pit Trail can be accessed from several different locations. The primary entrance is on the opposite side of the main road from the Brickyard Trail’s parking area near Grey Gulls. The
Brickyard Pond Trail in the L. F. Boker Doyle Sanctuary
3. Brickyard Pond Trail in the L. F. Boker Doyle Sanctuary This 15.5-acre tract of land, sometimes referred to as the Brickyard Sanctuary, was given to the Henry L. Ferguson Museum Land Trust by L. F. Boker Doyle
H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. Wildlife Sanctuary
1. H. Lee Ferguson, Jr. Wildlife Sanctuary Lee Ferguson was the oldest son of Henry L. Ferguson, for whom the Museum is named. He was a fine naturalist and became the first curator of the Museum when it opened in temporary quarters in 1960. Lee
Lyles Beach & Munnatawket Hotels
The Changing Face of the Lyles Beach & Munnatawket Hotels The Lyles Beach Hotel (1882-1891) Billed as “The Coney Island of the East”, the Lyles Beach Hotel was Fishers Island’s first major hotel. Located on the island’s north shore several hundred yards west of the entrance to West Harbor, the Lyles Beach catered primarily
HLFM Pocket Trail Guide
The 2019 Pocket Guidebook details 10 different nature trails maintained within the 350 acres of open space protected by the Museum’s Land Trust.
Osprey Dog Fight
Osprey “Dog Fight” for John Ski Nest, April 2011. Photos by John Wilton.
Museum Closed
The H.L. Ferguson Museum is closed until further notice. Due to the threat posed by Covid-19 to our community, the H.L. Ferguson Museum will remain closed to the public until further notice. The Museum will, however, present a full schedule of programming to the community throughout the 2020 season. Beginning in June, its lectures, exhibitions
HLFM Announces New Fishers Island Seagrass Management Coordinator
Please join us in providing a warm welcome for Connor Jones.
Remembering the Mystic Isle
Mystic Isle underway and approaching Silver Eel Cove Remembering the Mystic Isle We Fishers Islanders love our ferries, and those of us who are “of a certain age” wax particularly poetic over the M/V Mystic Isle, remembered fondly from our childhoods with its red leather seats, muraled walls and quirky onboarding midship. It
PUBLIC RELATIONS: 250 Years of Outside Views of Fishers Island
An illustrated lecture by HLFM Director Pierce Rafferty.
Sunday, February 16
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: Museum, 2nd Floor.
