Brookhaven History to be Celebrated September 21 and 22 at the Annual Brookhaven Country Fair
On September 21 and 22, the Town of Brookhaven will hold the annual Brookhaven Country Fair from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm at the historic Longwood Estate in Ridge.
The event features historic re-enactments and demonstrations, food, entertainment by the Ed Travers Band, craft vendors, children’s activities, Tesla Museum, dog show, vintage apron show, house museum tours and more.
Admission is $5 per person. Children under 12 are free and will receive a “Passport to the Past.” Parking is free with a complimentary shuttle from the Longwood Junior High School. Leashed and well-behaved pets are welcomed. Longwood Estate is located at the corner of Longwood Road and Smith Road in Ridge. For more information, call 631-924-1820.
The Longwood Estate was passed down through the generations dating back prior to 1817. In 1973, developer Wilbur Breslin and Herbert Carmel purchased the property for commercial and industrial development. Brookhaven Town officials and area residents strongly opposed the plan and in 1974, Breslin and Carmel donated the manor house and 35 acres of land to the Town of Brookhaven. During its two-hundred-year history, the house knew fallow periods and a notable 60-year Golden Age of love, family, and bustling activity. The estate now is the host to various activities for the residents to enjoy.
For more information about the Longwood Estate, visit www.brookhavenny.gov.
Credit: Town of Brookhaven