| This Hamptons community has no southern coastline | | | | served as the official port of entry into New York. |
| along the Atlantic but does have one of the area's | | | | Whaling had begun before this designation, and the |
| most historic ports. There are three semi protected | | | | port was still growing in its importance at that time. |
| bay water bodies that are found on the northern | | | | The industry reached its peak in the years from |
| portions of the Village: Upper Sag Harbor Cove, Sag | | | | 1820-1850 and then, at least in Sag Harbor, faced a |
| Harbor Cover and Sag Harbor. The later is relatively | | | | swift decline. |
| open to the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and it is | | | | After the rise and fall of whaling's importance the |
| here where you will find the region' most fascinating | | | | village gained a second economic lift when the Long |
| port. The village originally grew and prospered as a | | | | Island Railroad began service here in 1870. Railroad |
| whaling community and there are many remnants of | | | | building at this time was important for many coastal |
| this past found throughout its commercial and private | | | | communities, for both the development of industry |
| properties. | | | | and tourism. After the arrival of the railroad there |
| Whaling industry commerce was centered at Long | | | | were a number of large industrial interests in and |
| Wharf so this is typically a good place to start if you | | | | around the village. The slow decline in the importance |
| want to see what Sag Harbor is all about. At the | | | | of these industries over the course of the 20th |
| foot of Main Street, not far from Long Wharf, is the | | | | century somewhat coincided with the rise of an |
| Chamber of Commerce Windmill. A visit there will | | | | economy that was and now is largely supported by |
| provide access to maps and brochures about the | | | | tourism dollars. |
| local area. The Main Street shops in some ways are | | | | Now that you have a little bit of an idea about what |
| no different from what they once were in the | | | | was once found in Sag Harbor, and what you might |
| whaling days. Seamen and boat owners bought | | | | find today, you can visit the village and enjoy |
| provisions in Sag Harbor for their trips and for their | | | | knowing more about its history. If your visit is during |
| land based local households. Today you can buy | | | | the summer, you may also want to check out one |
| fishing tackle, boat related supplies and anything else | | | | of the more popular areas in the village - Haven's |
| you may need during your own visit. Just like in the | | | | Beach. It is found to the east of Long Wharf and a |
| days of old, you can also arrive here by sea or land. | | | | parking area is located just off of Bay Avenue. There |
| In and around Long Wharf there are numerous public | | | | you can lie on the beach or go for a swim. If you do |
| and private marinas. You can arrive here by boat or | | | | get in the water, imagine what it must have been like |
| alternatively rent a boat and spend some time out in | | | | to have been swimming in the same waters |
| the bays or the ocean. The bay waters just off of | | | | hundreds of years ago. You would have been able to |
| Long Wharf offer a natural deep water harbor, which | | | | see all kinds of sailing ships, busily heading into or out |
| is big reason the port was of some importance in | | | | of a the busy port that is just to your west. |
| years past. During the late 1700's the docks here | | | | |