#south fork is mostly just protected forests rather than farms
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did you know long island is shaped like a fish. now you do :)
#brot posts#lawng island babey#the ‘fins’ are actually called The Forks#theres the north fork and the south fork#the only true rural areas on LI and even then theyre more suburban rural. but still.#north fork has a lot of farms and is fairly ritzy thats where all the rich folks with their huge properties and vineyards are#south fork is mostly just protected forests rather than farms#though thats where the hamptons are so theyre actually richer than the north fork#like rich people and even Celebrities have multimillion dollar summer homes there#and by the hamptons i mean westhampton southampton etc#a few towns with the word hampton in their names so they become The Hamptons collectively#and then you go past the hamptons and it becomes more and more just like forests and marshes with a few spots of actual towns#montauk is the furthest eastward point on the south fork and on all of long island#probably one of our only tourist spots because of it#george washington built a lighthouse there or what the fuck ever#montauk the town is really cute though its fun to take a daytrip there#then the furthest eastward point on the north fork is orient point#nowhere near as renowned as montauk point#ive only ever been to orient point bc its a major ferry launching point to go across the LI sound and reach connecticut lmfao#theres another ferry point in uhm. port jefferson i believe but ive never used that one personally
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