Free 'Taste North Fork' Shuttle to Run All Weekend

This Veteran’s Day weekend, tourists and locals alike can experience a taste of the North Fork with the assistance of a complimentary shuttle service

On Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Taste North Fork Shuttle will run every 45 minutes. There will also be pickup from the Mattituck train station, Cross Sound Ferry Terminal in Orient and Tanger Outlet 2-Office Max parking lot in Riverhead.

Among the many planned events and activities is Greenport’s “Greenporch” Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3 p.m., a scavenger hunt tour that explored the maritime village. Collect mystery clues at inns, shops, B&Bs and restaurants and be entered into a prize drawing. Email bbnofo@gmail.com for a treasure map.

Mattituck’s Love Lane will have its own Taste Love Lane Saturday and Sunday, with a “meet the farmers” market from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the corner of Love Lane and the Main Road. BookHampton presents the Long Island Banjo Society from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Southold will have a sidewalk sale Saturday, Sunday and Monday from  11 a.m. till 5 p.m. and the Southold Historical Society will host a “treasure exchange” on Saturday and Sunday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Prince Building, 54325 Main Road.

Riverhead will also have sidewalk sales and specials promotions, plus deals at Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center.

Vineyards, inns and bed and breakfasts will have special offers over the weekend.  The weekend also falls during Long Island Restaurant Week with prix fixe dinner specials.

For more information and events, visit tastenorthfork.org.

Taste of North Fork is being put on by The North Fork Promotion Council with the East End Tourism Alliance and Town of Southold.