Connetquot River State Park Preserve
4090 Sunrise Hwy
Oakdale, NY 11769
This park offers horse trails as well as fly fishing, aside from trails for humans. Ages of a tree. The water is very clear. Below are some of the short audio guides, which you can scan with your phone: a bat 
eats up 1,000 mosquitos in an hour
~ Connetquot River
~The main pond
~ The new annex
~ The red trail
~ The English Cove
~ The artesian-wells
The half staff flag is for Gen Colin Powell (1937-), a truly all presidents’ man and respected figure. I had thought he would be the first black president … RIP
Each fishing spot is numbered
Snedecor’s Tavern on the Main Pond, then and now. South Side Sportsmen’s Club (1870s-1960s) was also here. It’s members included “George Slade, William Bayard Cutting, John Cochrane, Frank Hall, George De Witt, Esq., Daniel Fearing, Frederic Rhinelander, W.K. Vanderbilt, Alfred Wagstaff, Jr., Esq., and H.B. Hollins. Herbert R. Clarke was an honorary member. Included among guests was Ulysses S. Grant.”
We walked the red trail on the right side of the Main Pond.
The trout fish hatchery – see the pink color on their belly
