Fog Bank   �2011 MacKinnon 

Montauk derives its name from the Montaukett tribe, an Algonquian-speaking tribe who lived in the area, from the early 1600's. History is long and storied from stories of Captain Kidd said to have buried treasure at the tip of Montauk at what today is called Money Pond.  In 1792 Congress under George Washington authorized construction of the Montauk Lighthouse. It was completed in 1796. In 1839 slaves who had seized the schooner Amistad came ashore in the hamlet looking for provisions after being told by the white crew that they had returned to Africa. American authorities were alerted and the slaves were recaptured and ultimately freed in a historically significant trial. The stories go on about this magical place at the tip of Long Island, that keeps it's pull from second home owners and others who have found a way of life at Lands End.
Today part of what we see are the remains of the dream Carl Fisher had when he bought most of the east end in 1926, and planned to turn Montauk into the "Miami Beach of the North". To many including this photographer the magic is in the "Fogbank" that envelopes the town, at any moment, and the soft sound of waves breaking onto it's shores. "(Sea Dreams)"                                                                     

 -Mark MacKinnon