North Fork (Long Island)

The North Fork also has fishing and clamming industries on the Bay, Sound, and adjacent creeks and beaches.

The Hampton Jitney provides seven days per week, year-round express bus service between Long Island's East End and New York City.

From the North Fork, visitors can access via ferry Shelter Island, which sits in the Peconic Bay.

The North Fork is currently home to more than 30 vineyards, many of which run tasting rooms for the public to sample and buy their wines.

[4] The North Fork of Long Island AVA was established in 1985, and its vineyards and wineries are now an important part of the area's economy.

They stretch from Baiting Hollow in the west to Southold in the East, with new vineyards recently planted in Greenport and Orient.

On fall weekends traffic backs up on both primary roads with many people making the drive from suburban areas of Long Island and NYC to participate in the harvest season activities.