Activities for Athletes in Oyster Bay!

These days many people are trying to stay fit and eat healthy. Staying fit in Oyster Bay can be an easy task for anyone interested in taking part of our many athletic activities! We have the Bethpage Bikeway

The 7.6 mile Bethpage Bikeway connects Bethpage State Park with Merrick Road in Massapequa.

Visit http://www.traillink.com/ViewTrail.aspx?AcctID=6032183 for more information

In August we have the Runner's Edge GLIRC TOBAY Triathlon & Tri-Relay

Course:

Swim:	1 kilometer in calm Oyster Bay Harbor
Bike:	15 kilometers (one loop), over hill & dale, through beautiful Oyster Bay, Laurel Hollow, and Cove Neck. Fairly hilly but with a 2.9 mile downhill to the finish!!
Run:	5 kilometers through Mill Neck & Brookville, "up" to Planting Fields Arboretum & back "down" to Roosevelt Park.

Special: All town of Oyster Bay residents receive a discounted rate!


For more information--visit http://www.runnersedgetobaytriathlon.com/

October in Oyster Bay

October is a month full of activities here in Oyster Bay!


Many people love to visit a Haunted House in October in honor of Halloween , well...Oyster Bay has its very own haunted house!

Raynham Hall in Oyster Bay is a twenty-room house museum that many visitors and museum employees say it is a haunted house. This house isn't a haunted house that is set up during the Halloween season, this is an actual house that is haunted. Visitor and employees say there is a smell of apple and cinnamon in the kitchen. Some say if you smell it, the lady in the kitchen welcomes you. If you want to learn more, check out :http://www.raynhamhallmuseum.org/

Oyster Fest is an event that happens every year!
Oyster Fest - Free Event for EVERYONE!
There's free food from over 30 different venues and is sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. There's many different types of food such as seafood, all america, international, and desserts. Some of the organizations that benefit from the Oyster Fest are Oyster Bay Rotary Club, Oyster Bay High School Interact Club (Junior Rotary), Oyster Bay Cooperative, Preschool
Friends of Locomotive 35 and Oyster Bay Lions Club .

www.theoysterfestival.org/

Below is a video of an Oyster Eating Contest at the 2009 Oyster Fest

October 26th-- Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday - Go Visit his home in Oyster Bay or check out the Theodore Roosevelt Statue at the corner of Rte. 106 and Berry Hill Road, Oyster Bay .Sagamore Hill is a Victorian mansion and is where Theodore Roosevelt lived. To visit the Sagamore Hill Museum , the address is Sagamore Hill Road off Cove Neck Road, Cove Neck.

www.nps.gov/sahi/

Some other places to visit on a nice October Day are :

Wild Honey Dining and Wine - Famous for being Theodore Roosevelt's old office. The have dining indoors and outdoors. The menu is a little pricey. http://www.wildhoneyrestaurant.com/

Bonanza Italian Ice - over 110 flavors of Italian ices , hot dogs and fries http://bonanzasitalianices.com/index.html

Taby's Burger House- all different foods like salads, hamburgers, onion rings, etc . Check out their menu!

Fiddle Heads- upscale seafood place http://www.fiddleheadsnewyork.com/about-fiddleheads.html