Community Corner

No. 85: Picnic in Morgan Park

A picnic in Glen Cove's scenic Morgan Park is the perfect to way to celebrate the return of sunshine.

All of this rain has got to let up eventually, right? Right. So when it does, have your picnic basket ready to go.

While Glen Cove is chock-full of (say that three times fast), Morgan Park is perhaps the city's most famous outdoor destination.

Originally leased to the residents of Glen Cove and Locus Valley by J.P Morgan in memory of his late wife, is home to several events in the Glen Cove area including the and the .

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The park offers picnic areas, a sunbathing beach, playgrounds, trails for hikers, and a scenic view of Hempstead Harbor.

Category: Outdoors
Price: Free
Season: Year-round
Note: Watch out for ants, the infamous picnic crashers

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