The four-masted Canadian 200-foot coal schooner hit a sandbar on February 6, 1922, while en route from Newport News, Virginia, to St. John, New Brunswick, in thick fog. As a result, the ship began to take on water. She ended up stranded on Fire Island's shore despite the efforts of the 20 men on board.…
You can find Blue Point Beach about a half-mile west of Fifth Walk in Davis Park. There are only a few houses that are barely visible in the dunes as you stroll along the ocean. The location of the wreck is close to the remains of the old Blue Point Life Saving Station. History The…
Watch Hill, a campground and marina run by the Fire Island National Seashore, is about a mile to the east of Davis Park and was first made accessible to the public in 1967.