Long Island Scavenger Hunt

Designed by the Long Island School Kids

1. How many slides are there on the playground at The Long Island School?

  • Seven

2. Find the sign with a QR code at the head of South Beach. Who sponsors that program?

  • GMRI

3. Where can you find the “pickles” rock at Wreck Cove?

  • On the beach

4. Use the QR code on door of Ivy Hall Gift Shop. What year was the photo of the kids taken?

  • 1936

5. When you visit Fowlers Beach, what side of the road does the sign say to park on?

  • The “island side”

6. Use the QR code on The Bakehouse. What year did the building burn down?

  • 1914

7. Use the QR code on The Boathouse Store. What was the first shop at the end of the

building was called?

  • Wilde Things

8. How many bays are there at The Long Island Fire Department?

  • Six

9. Go up Apple Tree Lane past the cemetery. Find the sign for “The Path” to The Fairy Forest.

As you walk the path, find the placard for The Sensitive Fern. Where does the name come

from?

  • Six Early settlers thought that it was very sensitive to frost, the fronds dying quickly when the frost touched it.

10. New Hill Cemetery. Find the tallest tombstone. What year did Elizabeth Burgess live/die?

  • 1859-1912

Bonus Questions:

11. Where are the houses that have boat motors for mailboxes. (There are 2)?

  • 704 Island Ave and 52 Eastern Ave

12. How many Long Island Conservation Area signs are there?

  • 4

13. How many round houses are on the island?

  • 3