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The mighty Montauk Lighthouse shines on.
(Photo credit: David Benthal)
If you’ve ever met anyone involved in the preservation, upkeep, historical fact-finding or the general day-to-day operations of the Montauk Lighthouse, you may well become convinced that this glorious 1796 structure is held together by the mortar of sheer collective dedication. But there’s a lot more to it than passion.
If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know that the lighthouse, and the eroded lands surrounding it, have been undergoing some thoroughly major work aimed at keeping it around for another couple of centuries. But you can’t simply slap a coat of paint on a near-230-year-old national historic landmark and call it a day. That’s just the icing on the seaside cake.
Take a listen to this week’s Southside Stories podcast to hear more…
Amy Zavatto is the Editor-in-Chief for southforker, northforker and Long Island Wine Press. She's a wine, spirits, and food journalist whose work appears in Wine Enthusiast, InsideHook.com, MarthaStewart.com, the New York Post, Liquor.com, SevenFifty Daily, Imbibe, Men’s Journal and many others. She's the author of The Big Book of Bourbon Cocktails, Prosecco Made Me Do It: 60 Seriously Sparkling Cocktails, Forager’s Cocktails: Botanical Mixology with Fresh, Natural Ingredients, and The Architecture of the Cocktail. She is a respected judge for the American Craft Spirits Association’s annual small-production spirits competition, and has moderated numerous panels on the topics of wine, spirits, cocktails, and regional foodways. She is the former Deputy Editor for the regional celebratory publications, Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, as well as the former Executive Director of the Long Island Merlot Alliance. She is a member of the New York chapter of the international organization of women leaders in food, wine, and spirits, Les Dames d’Escoffier. The proud daughter of a butcher, Amy is originally from Shelter Island, N.Y., where she developed a deep respect for the East End’s natural beauty and the importance of preserving and celebrating it and its people.
