Ice Cream Social A Sweet Success!

Annual event brings out the Crowds on Main Road.

SOUTHOLD, NY.  The annual Southold Historical, held on Saturday, August 2nd, 2003 was a spectacle of good food and good times on Main Street!

Hundreds of adults and children lined up to taste the wonderful flavors created by the Sedutto Ice Cream Company of Staten Island, New York.  The Ice Cream was donated, in part, by the Ice Cream Cove located in Southold.  Hot dogs, popcorn, and ice-cold lemonade were also a popular feature.

The Social featured a number of fun games for children, including "Dig for Treasure," "The Bean Bag Toss," and the "Needle in the Haystack" search.  The games were slightly less popular than the face painter, who had a long line all day long.  She created all sorts of fanciful designs and animal masks for the children who promptly ran about the grounds scaring each other in their newly created masks.

At 2:30 the annual "Peppercorn Ceremony" took place at the Bayview Schoolhouse on the Society's grounds.  Town Supervisor Joshua Horton presented Parker Dickerson with the towns' yearly payment for the schoolhouse.  It was presented to the Town by the Dickerson family and was placed on the Green at the Historical Society.

Tours of the Society's buildings were also a popular activity.  In the Pine Neck Barn a decoy carver demonstrated his craft while a banjo player serenaded the public as he strolled around the grounds.

For further information on upcoming events please visit the public programs page.