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Sag Harbor Chamber Of Commerce
Mission Statement
The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce promotes local tourism, supports business, and sponsors many community events in Sag Harbor Village, Noyac, and North Haven.
About Us
A good place to begin your visit to Sag Harbor is at the Chamber of Commerce Windmill, located at the foot of Main St. near the Long Wharf. Here the visitor can find friendly help, gifts, additional information about events and ways to enjoy the village and surrounding areas. The windmill is a scaled-down replica of the Beebe windmill, which once stood on a hill on Suffolk Street, and is roughly on the same spot that the first windmill in Sag Harbor stood.
A stroll up Main St., or a turn down a side street brings you past shops and restaurants shoulder to shoulder with each other, or nestles in cozy nooks. Here you can see how the village, birthed by the whaling industry and shaped by a series of tumultuous fires, grew up from the harbor.
Today in these stores it is still possible to find scrimshaw and antiques, possibly made by the hands of the same whalers who brought ashore whale oil, along with quality-crafted pottery, jewelry, clothes and other items wrought by the hands of today's artisans. From modern art, classic books and the latest videos, to fresh flowers, fine wines and fishing tackle, shopkeepers in both Sag Harbor and Noyac, the sister community across the cove, take pride in providing for visitors the way their ancestors set up provisions for men sailing off to sea.
There are many ways to view Sag Harbor and the surrounding countryside, both from within and without. A walking tour through the winding streets of the village's historic neighborhoods takes you past the homes of whaling captains and captains of industry, farmers and innkeepers, early settlers who built simple cottages, and wealthy businessmen who built grand and elaborate homes. A bicycle ride can take you out and over the wooded moraine, down long country roads, and out into fields and farms that stretch across the sea.
And of course, men from Sag Harbor have done for hundreds of years, you can go down to the sea in ships. Some more modest than the barques and clippers that sailed from the port in its early history, boats of all size and purpose are available. Of course you may want to arrive aboard your own vessel, and there are marinas (both public and private) that can accommodate you. You can venture out into the bays aboard ship to view a sunset, or just let the wind set a course. Farther afield you can set out for bluefish or shark in a charter boat, or ski across the bay. Or you can chase whales across the ocean, but unlike men who generations ago hunted them, you cannot take them - only their picture.
Life in the country is relaxed. Sag Harbor finds itself nestled in a pastoral world where nature abounds, and where forests give way to farms that roll down the sea.
Minutes from the village lies the Atlantic Ocean, where white sandy beaches welcome sun bathers and swimmers to play in the waves. Bridging Noyac and Sag Harbor is Long Beach, the ribbon of sand where Noyac Bay comes to rest. From here, the bright colored sails of wind surfers cut streaks across the water from April well into October, and the long stretch of beach looking Northwest is a favorite spot to watch the evening sun settle over Jessup's Neck.
The Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce promotes local tourism, supports business, and sponsors many community events in Sag Harbor Village, Noyac, and North Haven.
About Us
A good place to begin your visit to Sag Harbor is at the Chamber of Commerce Windmill, located at the foot of Main St. near the Long Wharf. Here the visitor can find friendly help, gifts, additional information about events and ways to enjoy the village and surrounding areas. The windmill is a scaled-down replica of the Beebe windmill, which once stood on a hill on Suffolk Street, and is roughly on the same spot that the first windmill in Sag Harbor stood.
A stroll up Main St., or a turn down a side street brings you past shops and restaurants shoulder to shoulder with each other, or nestles in cozy nooks. Here you can see how the village, birthed by the whaling industry and shaped by a series of tumultuous fires, grew up from the harbor.
Today in these stores it is still possible to find scrimshaw and antiques, possibly made by the hands of the same whalers who brought ashore whale oil, along with quality-crafted pottery, jewelry, clothes and other items wrought by the hands of today's artisans. From modern art, classic books and the latest videos, to fresh flowers, fine wines and fishing tackle, shopkeepers in both Sag Harbor and Noyac, the sister community across the cove, take pride in providing for visitors the way their ancestors set up provisions for men sailing off to sea.
There are many ways to view Sag Harbor and the surrounding countryside, both from within and without. A walking tour through the winding streets of the village's historic neighborhoods takes you past the homes of whaling captains and captains of industry, farmers and innkeepers, early settlers who built simple cottages, and wealthy businessmen who built grand and elaborate homes. A bicycle ride can take you out and over the wooded moraine, down long country roads, and out into fields and farms that stretch across the sea.
And of course, men from Sag Harbor have done for hundreds of years, you can go down to the sea in ships. Some more modest than the barques and clippers that sailed from the port in its early history, boats of all size and purpose are available. Of course you may want to arrive aboard your own vessel, and there are marinas (both public and private) that can accommodate you. You can venture out into the bays aboard ship to view a sunset, or just let the wind set a course. Farther afield you can set out for bluefish or shark in a charter boat, or ski across the bay. Or you can chase whales across the ocean, but unlike men who generations ago hunted them, you cannot take them - only their picture.
Life in the country is relaxed. Sag Harbor finds itself nestled in a pastoral world where nature abounds, and where forests give way to farms that roll down the sea.
Minutes from the village lies the Atlantic Ocean, where white sandy beaches welcome sun bathers and swimmers to play in the waves. Bridging Noyac and Sag Harbor is Long Beach, the ribbon of sand where Noyac Bay comes to rest. From here, the bright colored sails of wind surfers cut streaks across the water from April well into October, and the long stretch of beach looking Northwest is a favorite spot to watch the evening sun settle over Jessup's Neck.