Does anyone know what I am talking about? Suffolk question

Elizabeth Posted: Jul 03, 2002 08:54 AM

Does anyone know what I am talking about? Suffolk question

LOL, I am beginning to think I am crazy but here it goes....does anyone know of a place in Suffolk, a park that has this area that looks like a bamboo forest? I think it's in the East Setauket/Stonybrook area. No one I have asked seems to know what I am talking about so I will appeal to you ladies to help restore my sanity. I went there a few years ago with my ex-boyfriend who had a house in E Setauket. I was living in the city and wasn't very familiar with LI at the time which makes it harder to recall exactly where we were. I remember there was a lake there also (describes every other park in the USA! it also had a playground hahaha) Help!

Suzanne Posted: Jul 03, 2002 08:55 AM

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the only park i know of in suffolk is captree...

Stef28 Posted: Jul 03, 2002 09:17 AM

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See my reply on brides board.

Fran M Posted: Jul 08, 2002 11:13 AM

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Are you sure you weren't on Fire Island. They have bamboo all over the place.

Elizabeth Posted: Jul 08, 2002 02:29 PM

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Thanks for your replies. I also posted the question to the Brides and I think someone there hit upon it - Frank Melville Memorial Park in Old Field. It seems the most like the place I remember. I'm going to go check it out with my nephew when he comes to visit. I was looking for a few new places to explore with him other than the local video game places but also that I can do since I will be 7 months pregnant at the beginning of next month. Any other suggestions are welcome, he is 12 years old. Thanks.

Stef28 Posted: Jul 08, 2002 03:14 PM

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I lived in Three Village from the time I was 4 until I graduated High School and I don't think I ever knew of that park in Old Field. How funny -- I'll have to check it out when I visit LI next time

12 years old?? That's a difficult age. The video games will probably work well. How about going to the movies or miniature golf? What about the beach? Or to the Montauk Lighthouse?

Wendy Posted: Jul 08, 2002 10:13 PM

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Are you sure it was in Suffolk? The Humes Japanese Stroll Garden is in Mill Neck (Nassau) and it sounds like what you are talking about. It is a lovely place to take a peaceful walk, with gorgeous gardens and ponds and even a Japanese tea garden with a tea house. If you go make sure you wear sneakers though. There is a lot of uphill and downhill walking. Well worth it though. And they have lots and lots of bamboo.

Elizabeth Posted: Jul 09, 2002 01:11 PM

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It was definitely not the Japanese tea garden you mentioned but that sounds really nice! I may have to go there.
This place was not a beautifully sculpted garden, really just a neat place, I'm pretty sure it is this Frank Melville park.

Meg9-20-02 Posted: Jul 10, 2002 01:21 PM

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I know! I think the official name is the Three Village Garden Club Arboretum. You can access it through Frank Melville Memorial Park in Setauket (the mill pond) - (I forget how to get to the actual TVGC Arboretum parking lot). If you take the path around the pond, the entrance is right by a big red barn. If you go in there, you'll see a bunch of paths. There is a bamboo forest along one of the paths. Hope this helps -