For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history.
Historian Bill Bleyer reveals Long Island\'s nautical bonds from the Native Americans to current efforts to preserve the region\'s Maritime heritage..
Gold Coast millionaires commuted in high-speed yachts to Manhattan offices as the island\'s wealth grew.
From the British blockade and skirmishes during the American Revolution to the sinking of merchant vessels by Germany in World War II, the sea brought wars to these shores.
Familiar subjects of lighthouses, shipwrecks and whaling are found alongside oft-forgotten History such as Pan-American flying boats landing in Manhasset Bay in the early days of transatlantic flight.
For more than five centuries, the waterways surrounding Long Island have profoundly shaped its history
