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| | Shelter Island - 52 Weekends |
 | | Shelter Island is the calmer, cooler, and less crowded option |
 | | Get a guided two-hour kayak tour of the island, much of which is actually a nature preserve, or bike out to Little Ram Island to the east for a drink at the colonial Ram's Head Inn, famous for its view. |
 | | Sunset Beach, 631-749-1843 (rooms start at $175; open from May 18 to the end of September); The Chequit Inn, 631-749-0018 (rooms in summer start at $72; in winter, $65); The Dory, 631-749-8871; Shelter Island Kayak Tours, 631-749-1990; Ram's Head Inn, 631-749-0811. |
| www.newyorkmetro.com /travel/guides/52weekends/locations/52Weekends_ShelterIsland.htm (296 words) |
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