Memorial Day weekend has come once again, and with it, hoards of booze-hungry partygoers will be hitting the beaches of Fire Island for another summer of wasted salaries, dead end relationships, and of course rocket fuel. I'm familiar with all those other things, but what is a rocket fuel? If
A Beginner’s Guide To Fire Island
Just off the southern coast of Long Island, New York, a summertime haven exists for all those looking to escape reality and to find themselves on the beach with the city lost long behind them. Widely unknown outside of New York, Fire Island attracts a diverse crowd of people: from children and
Getting Naked on Fire Island Beaches
I often wonder at what age it becomes inappropriate for a person to be naked in a public forum. This of course leads to wondering why I failed to take more advantage of this extraordinary time in my own life. Often the urge to get into my birthday suit overpowers my rationality and I find myself
The Fire Island Ferries
Since no cars are permitted on Fire Island during the summer months, your only (reasonable) option for getting to the island is to use the Fire Island ferries (or have a (friend with a) boat). There are two companies who operate ferries between Long Island and Fire Island: the Sayville Ferry
Rocket Fuel: Fire Island’s Drink of Choice
Rocket Fuel-craved visitors come to Fire Island to do two things: to escape the horrors of Long Island and to get drunk off their asses and make fools of themselves. Now these two groups are not mutually exclusive, but it's those from the latter who interest us today. Most of the steroid
Fishing For Eeel On Fire Island
When living on an island your resources are limited: fresh water, toilet paper, friends, and of course food. Luckily, for the people of Fire Island there appears to be a thriving eel and crab population in theย Great South Bay,ย making for easy prey and interesting snacks. Oddly enough you will
Cherry Grove: The Happiest Place on Fire Island
Before I came out to this wonderland known as Fire Island I knew very little about it, and all that anyone had to say about the island was that it was a "gay island" composed entirely of speedo sporting, ab chiseling, rainbow farting men who came here to engage in activities deemed inappropriate for
Ocean Beach: The Land of “No”
About a mile down the road from Ocean Bay Park there is a place on Fire Island known as Ocean Beach. The largest town on the Island of Fire (in terms of population), Ocean Beach draws quite the crowd and has no shortage of bars, restaurants, shops or rules. Yes, rules (or maybe laws, although the