Shelter Island sits between the north and south forks of Long
Island, N.Y., roughly one hundred miles from Manhattan Island.
Two ferries constantly run back and forth to Greenport, on the
north, and two ferries run the southern route to Sag Harbor. For
people who live on the island, but work and play on the forks,
the seven-minute ferry ride is an unconsidered part of life. But
those trips give them an advantage over the rest of us. For who
could doubt the benefit of so many opportunities to reflect upon
one's life, and narrow one's dreams?
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