\nIt took years to secure the DEC permits required to do the rebuilding. These permits run out unless we can rebuild soon the Bay House will be lost forever.<\/strong> Exhausted all possible means of financial assistance, we are here to ask for your help!<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is a way of life. It\u2019s not just a house on a marsh land, we\u2019re talking about generations of fishermen and baymen that have called these marsh lands part of our regional identity\u201d
\n<\/em>\u2013 Long Island Traditions executive director, Nancy Solomon.<\/h4>\n![\"Bayhouse](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5pics-before-after.jpg?resize=760%2C366&ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/h4>\nThis bay house was built in the 1900\u2019s, has been a shelter for baymen (I for one) who fished and harvested shellfish for our livelihood. It has been a life-saving refuge for watermen caught in storms or severe freezing weather. In later years it became a place for learning about our maritime heritage. Located on the marshland of Long Island Great South Bay, an estuary connecting the land and sea, a diverse ecosystem where many plants and animals live. We have had plans to start a kind of \u201cDiscovery Outpost\u201d here. This bay house will be raised to prevent future storm surge. (See history of bay houses below)<\/p>\n
Nature is the best teacher > Bay house a great classroom<\/h2>\n\u201cLook deep into nature, then you will understand everything.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Albert Einstein.<\/h4>\n![\"Bay](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Aerial-view_sm.jpg?resize=640%2C303&ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/p>\nUnlike other bay houses, this one will be rebuilt not only for private use, nor for-profit.
\nBeing a lifelong waterman, boat builder, I had worked the bay to put myself through school and raised a family, a veteran naval master helmsman, now I am a fishing guide \u2013 I feel a sense of responsibility to continue the maritime tradition to pass on knowledge and skills for generations to come. Especially these days, outdoors activities are desperately needed to get youngsters and adults alike out of their \u201c4-inch-screens\u201d. We want to bring people to re-connect with nature: experience the benefits of being on the water, get up-close and personal with marine lives, be able to observe migratory birds in changing seasons, opportunities to learn and build strong characters\u2026 in near future we\u2019ll be able to invite visiting scientists and conservation groups, so many possibilities\u2026 Thus, raise awareness and education in preservation of our natural resources.<\/p>\n
![\"Little](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/old-bayhouse1.jpg?resize=640%2C240&ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nHistory of bay houses \u2013 cultural landmarks of bygone era<\/h2>\n
On Long Island\u2019s Great South Bay, bay houses lineage can be traced back to the 1600’s. Today they are an endangered species \u2014 they are an important facet of maritime ancestry.<\/p>\n
![\"Bay](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Old-pics-collage.jpg?resize=760%2C380&ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/p>\nLong ago, these marsh houses enabled some of our ancestors to work the waters. Baymen had to row or sail to the marshes to harvest salt hay to sell to the farmers for their cattle. The journey was arduous, often dangerous, instead of rowing several hours each way, they built small lean-tos on these islands to spend the night. Bay houses became way stations or shelters for fishermen, shellfishermen; and served as emergency refuges for any watermen in distress on the water. In the late 18th to 19th century, this area was part of the centuries-old oyster industry that made New York the oyster capital of the world. By 1969 clammers around here were harvesting half of all the clams consumed in the country. Nowadays only a few of these bay houses remain.<\/p>\n
After superstorm Sandy, in Oyster Bay only 2 survived. These houses cannot be bought or sold, only inherited or transferred to friends. They are strictly regulated by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. (References from Long Island Traditions, The New York Times, Newsday, LI Herald)<\/p>\n
What Happened:<\/h2>\n
October 29, 2012, you may think is a long time ago. So do I. On that day Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Island South Shore \u2013 I am a bayman living here my entire life, making my living on the water, this storm had erased more than forty years of life that I\u2019ve built…. We endured 16 horrific hours stranded in our home with no way out, water rose to the second floor, the house electrical box on fire, destruction outside was far worse. My parents\u2019 home, daughter\u2019s home, and my business were all under six feet of water, too many losses to mention\u2026 After water receded we found also our Bay House destroyed \u2013 the storm had ripped the house apart, everything within was lost to sea. As the family went in different directions to seek shelter, I didn\u2019t think eight years later I\u2019d still be rebuilding from the mess.<\/p>\n
Doing the restorations myself, I\u2019ve been living a \u201cnew normal\u201d\u2013 work to make income, and work to rebuild. As if the disaster didn\u2019t kill me, the process of applying for government assistance almost did. It took years to fulfill endless paperwork requirements on filing for help: FEMA, New York Rising, SBA, you name it; only to find they were ridiculously inadequate or plain dead-ends. Priority was obvious, family came first \u2013 repairing our homes was necessity, little by little, after all these years our homes are close to done\u2026<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, that\u2019s why the bay house has been left by the wayside, but I haven\u2019t given up on it
\n\u2013 the Bay House now needs your help!<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Go Fund Me page – click here<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nWe would appreciate anything you can do to help rebuild the bay house and preserve the tradition of maritime heritage for our future generations. Without you this will be lost forever!
\n—- THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity!<\/strong><\/p>\nWe have put together a list of what\u2019s needed and cost to rebuild, you can see it here (pdf)<\/a>.
\nDonation of material is very much welcome.
\nFriends are volunteering their labor.
\nIf you have other ways to help or ideas, please contact us at: captainbarryk@mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saving a Piece of Maritime History for Future Generations The Bay House was destroyed beyond repair by Hurricane Sandy. Why Now \u2013 with urgency!? It …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"Bayhouse](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/5pics-before-after.jpg?ssl=1\")
<\/a><\/h4>\nThis bay house was built in the 1900\u2019s, has been a shelter for baymen (I for one) who fished and harvested shellfish for our livelihood. It has been a life-saving refuge for watermen caught in storms or severe freezing weather. In later years it became a place for learning about our maritime heritage. Located on the marshland of Long Island Great South Bay, an estuary connecting the land and sea, a diverse ecosystem where many plants and animals live. We have had plans to start a kind of \u201cDiscovery Outpost\u201d here. This bay house will be raised to prevent future storm surge. (See history of bay houses below)<\/p>\n
Nature is the best teacher > Bay house a great classroom<\/h2>\n\u201cLook deep into nature, then you will understand everything.\u201d<\/em> \u2014 Albert Einstein.<\/h4>\n<\/a><\/p>\nUnlike other bay houses, this one will be rebuilt not only for private use, nor for-profit.
\nBeing a lifelong waterman, boat builder, I had worked the bay to put myself through school and raised a family, a veteran naval master helmsman, now I am a fishing guide \u2013 I feel a sense of responsibility to continue the maritime tradition to pass on knowledge and skills for generations to come. Especially these days, outdoors activities are desperately needed to get youngsters and adults alike out of their \u201c4-inch-screens\u201d. We want to bring people to re-connect with nature: experience the benefits of being on the water, get up-close and personal with marine lives, be able to observe migratory birds in changing seasons, opportunities to learn and build strong characters\u2026 in near future we\u2019ll be able to invite visiting scientists and conservation groups, so many possibilities\u2026 Thus, raise awareness and education in preservation of our natural resources.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h2>\nHistory of bay houses \u2013 cultural landmarks of bygone era<\/h2>\n
On Long Island\u2019s Great South Bay, bay houses lineage can be traced back to the 1600’s. Today they are an endangered species \u2014 they are an important facet of maritime ancestry.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nLong ago, these marsh houses enabled some of our ancestors to work the waters. Baymen had to row or sail to the marshes to harvest salt hay to sell to the farmers for their cattle. The journey was arduous, often dangerous, instead of rowing several hours each way, they built small lean-tos on these islands to spend the night. Bay houses became way stations or shelters for fishermen, shellfishermen; and served as emergency refuges for any watermen in distress on the water. In the late 18th to 19th century, this area was part of the centuries-old oyster industry that made New York the oyster capital of the world. By 1969 clammers around here were harvesting half of all the clams consumed in the country. Nowadays only a few of these bay houses remain.<\/p>\n
After superstorm Sandy, in Oyster Bay only 2 survived. These houses cannot be bought or sold, only inherited or transferred to friends. They are strictly regulated by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. (References from Long Island Traditions, The New York Times, Newsday, LI Herald)<\/p>\n
What Happened:<\/h2>\n
October 29, 2012, you may think is a long time ago. So do I. On that day Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Island South Shore \u2013 I am a bayman living here my entire life, making my living on the water, this storm had erased more than forty years of life that I\u2019ve built…. We endured 16 horrific hours stranded in our home with no way out, water rose to the second floor, the house electrical box on fire, destruction outside was far worse. My parents\u2019 home, daughter\u2019s home, and my business were all under six feet of water, too many losses to mention\u2026 After water receded we found also our Bay House destroyed \u2013 the storm had ripped the house apart, everything within was lost to sea. As the family went in different directions to seek shelter, I didn\u2019t think eight years later I\u2019d still be rebuilding from the mess.<\/p>\n
Doing the restorations myself, I\u2019ve been living a \u201cnew normal\u201d\u2013 work to make income, and work to rebuild. As if the disaster didn\u2019t kill me, the process of applying for government assistance almost did. It took years to fulfill endless paperwork requirements on filing for help: FEMA, New York Rising, SBA, you name it; only to find they were ridiculously inadequate or plain dead-ends. Priority was obvious, family came first \u2013 repairing our homes was necessity, little by little, after all these years our homes are close to done\u2026<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, that\u2019s why the bay house has been left by the wayside, but I haven\u2019t given up on it
\n\u2013 the Bay House now needs your help!<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Go Fund Me page – click here<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\nWe would appreciate anything you can do to help rebuild the bay house and preserve the tradition of maritime heritage for our future generations. Without you this will be lost forever!
\n—- THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity!<\/strong><\/p>\nWe have put together a list of what\u2019s needed and cost to rebuild, you can see it here (pdf)<\/a>.
\nDonation of material is very much welcome.
\nFriends are volunteering their labor.
\nIf you have other ways to help or ideas, please contact us at: captainbarryk@mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saving a Piece of Maritime History for Future Generations The Bay House was destroyed beyond repair by Hurricane Sandy. Why Now \u2013 with urgency!? It …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Unlike other bay houses, this one will be rebuilt not only for private use, nor for-profit. On Long Island\u2019s Great South Bay, bay houses lineage can be traced back to the 1600’s. Today they are an endangered species \u2014 they are an important facet of maritime ancestry.<\/p>\n Long ago, these marsh houses enabled some of our ancestors to work the waters. Baymen had to row or sail to the marshes to harvest salt hay to sell to the farmers for their cattle. The journey was arduous, often dangerous, instead of rowing several hours each way, they built small lean-tos on these islands to spend the night. Bay houses became way stations or shelters for fishermen, shellfishermen; and served as emergency refuges for any watermen in distress on the water. In the late 18th to 19th century, this area was part of the centuries-old oyster industry that made New York the oyster capital of the world. By 1969 clammers around here were harvesting half of all the clams consumed in the country. Nowadays only a few of these bay houses remain.<\/p>\n After superstorm Sandy, in Oyster Bay only 2 survived. These houses cannot be bought or sold, only inherited or transferred to friends. They are strictly regulated by the NY State Department of Environmental Conservation. (References from Long Island Traditions, The New York Times, Newsday, LI Herald)<\/p>\n October 29, 2012, you may think is a long time ago. So do I. On that day Hurricane Sandy devastated Long Island South Shore \u2013 I am a bayman living here my entire life, making my living on the water, this storm had erased more than forty years of life that I\u2019ve built…. We endured 16 horrific hours stranded in our home with no way out, water rose to the second floor, the house electrical box on fire, destruction outside was far worse. My parents\u2019 home, daughter\u2019s home, and my business were all under six feet of water, too many losses to mention\u2026 After water receded we found also our Bay House destroyed \u2013 the storm had ripped the house apart, everything within was lost to sea. As the family went in different directions to seek shelter, I didn\u2019t think eight years later I\u2019d still be rebuilding from the mess.<\/p>\n Doing the restorations myself, I\u2019ve been living a \u201cnew normal\u201d\u2013 work to make income, and work to rebuild. As if the disaster didn\u2019t kill me, the process of applying for government assistance almost did. It took years to fulfill endless paperwork requirements on filing for help: FEMA, New York Rising, SBA, you name it; only to find they were ridiculously inadequate or plain dead-ends. Priority was obvious, family came first \u2013 repairing our homes was necessity, little by little, after all these years our homes are close to done\u2026<\/p>\n Meanwhile, that\u2019s why the bay house has been left by the wayside, but I haven\u2019t given up on it We would appreciate anything you can do to help rebuild the bay house and preserve the tradition of maritime heritage for our future generations. Without you this will be lost forever! We have put together a list of what\u2019s needed and cost to rebuild, you can see it here (pdf)<\/a>. Saving a Piece of Maritime History for Future Generations The Bay House was destroyed beyond repair by Hurricane Sandy. Why Now \u2013 with urgency!? It …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":360,"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalanglers.com\/bayhouse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n
\nBeing a lifelong waterman, boat builder, I had worked the bay to put myself through school and raised a family, a veteran naval master helmsman, now I am a fishing guide \u2013 I feel a sense of responsibility to continue the maritime tradition to pass on knowledge and skills for generations to come. Especially these days, outdoors activities are desperately needed to get youngsters and adults alike out of their \u201c4-inch-screens\u201d. We want to bring people to re-connect with nature: experience the benefits of being on the water, get up-close and personal with marine lives, be able to observe migratory birds in changing seasons, opportunities to learn and build strong characters\u2026 in near future we\u2019ll be able to invite visiting scientists and conservation groups, so many possibilities\u2026 Thus, raise awareness and education in preservation of our natural resources.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h2>\n
History of bay houses \u2013 cultural landmarks of bygone era<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nWhat Happened:<\/h2>\n
\n\u2013 the Bay House now needs your help!<\/strong><\/p>\nPlease visit our Go Fund Me page – click here<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n
\n—- THANK YOU for your kindness and generosity!<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nDonation of material is very much welcome.
\nFriends are volunteering their labor.
\nIf you have other ways to help or ideas, please contact us at: captainbarryk@mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"