Holiday shopping on the North Fork can be an exciting and enjoyable experience. Treasures abound in the many local shops and stores throughout the quaint hamlets of the North Fork, featuring beautiful clothing, fine accessories, handmade jewelry, fun children’s toys, delicious chocolates, and so much more.

Historic downtown Riverhead is currently undergoing a renaissance unlike anything seen before. On Main Street there are new breweries, fine restaurants, yogurt cafés, tea shops, art galleries, music stores, new apartments, office spaces, and more. Riverhead is becoming a vibrant downtown once again.

Apple cider, pumpkin pie, and fine wines are just some of the fall goodies to savor at harvest time on the North Fork. With over 30 vineyards and 25 farmstands scattered throughout the pastoral landscape, the variety of local wines from grapes just off the vines, fresh fruit picked from the trees, and vegetables plucked out of the soil is truly amazing.

During Hallockville Museum Farm’s annual summer camp, there is one question in particular that the kids love to try and guess the answer to. “What here, at Hallockville, is older than the United States of America?” They’re asked this during the tour of the Homestead, one of the best known sites on the farm.