The segregated beach operated through the 1950s into the early 1960s before segregated public facilities were abolished.
The letter specifically addresses the beaches on Fire Island, but park officials said the same guidelines applied to all New York beaches operated by the Park Service.
Longer-term arrangements include a five-year contract with Water Taxi Beach, which operates a concession on the island's artificial beach (with plenty of sand but no water access) and presents concerts for a fee, including the D.J. festival I sampled.
Shakespeare and Company, bookstore, established on the Left Bank in Paris in 1919 by Sylvia Beach and operated by her until it was closed in 1941.
Sylvia Beach had operated a similar dual-purpose establishment, one of the advantages of which was to draw not only customers but a community of like-minded folk.
The only way to enter the village's stretch of beach, which is enclosed by chain-link fencing below a boardwalk, is to have a resident beach pass or belong to one of the eight operating beach clubs that line the boardwalk on Ocean Boulevard.
While New York State enacted a law in 1984 prohibiting public nudity, many beaches are operated with the Park Service, which has no ban.
Which is not to say the place is a nudist colony (though two of its 100 white sand beaches do operate a "clothing-optional" policy).
Multiple linear regressions were not predictive of water quality violations during the sampling season because water quality never exceeded standards at all five sites on the same day, but larger data sets that capture more interannual variability could train robust predictive models, such as those models currently operating at beaches on the Great Lakes.
If you needed proof that Montenegro is a destination on its way up, Purobeach (purobeach.com), which operates beach clubs in Palma de Mallorca, Marbella and Vilamoura, opens an outpost on Kotor Bay on 15 June with restaurants, bars and beach lounging.
