The Shelter Island Historical Society interprets Shelter Island’s past through historical material and through its people. The newly renovated and expanded History Center is open Wednesday to Saturday. Plan your visit today!
The Lions Club motto is “We Serve“, and this simple phrase sums up the central purpose of Lions Clubs everywhere – voluntary service to their community, their nation, and the world. The Shelter Island Lions Club was chartered in 1950 and has remained a strong, vital club for 70 years, with approximately 90 current members.
The Shelter Island Town PBA (Police Benevolent Association) organizes and supports many local youth programs, charities, and worthy causes, thanks to generous donors.
On behalf of the people who are Shelter Island Presbyterian Church, welcome! We are glad you stopped by and look forward to connecting with you and welcoming you to journey with us.
Shelter Island Run Inc. was founded in 1980 to create positive awareness about running and health at our renowned annual 10K road race. Typically about 2,000 runners sign up for the USA Track & Field Certified Course that winds through Shelter Island. The event attracts elite athletes as well as everyday runners and features family-friendly activities.
The non-profit Shelter Island 10K Community Fund distributes proceeds from the renowned Shelter Island 10K Run to local charitable causes. Volunteer or donate today!
Engage. Empower. Explore. The Shelter Island Union Free School District is open to all students in grades Pre-K to 12 residing in the Town of Shelter Island.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church has enjoyed more than a century of ministry to our island community, serving with exceptional worship, education, and outreach. There is weekly Eucharist, preaching, a sense of belonging, spiritual direction, good music, and a venue for weddings and other milestone events.
Our mission is to preserve, cultivate and share the unique legacy of historic Sylvester Manor. Once a Native American hunting and fishing ground, from 1652 the manor was home to 11 generations of its original European settler family. Formerly encompassing all of Shelter Island, over time it transformed from a provisioning plantation worked by enslaved people to a pioneering food industrialist's estate. Today, restoration is underway and you can visit the 240-acre waterfront site with its 1735 Manor House, historic burial ground of enslaved workers, monument to Quakers who sheltered here, archaeological digs, wind-powered gristmill, gardens where North America's oldest boxwoods grow, and livestock and produce farm.
Taylor's Island is a tombolo in Coecles Harbor. The Island with its historic Smith-Taylor Cabin, built around 1900 by FM Smith, was a gift to the Town of Shelter Island from S. Gregory Taylor for "use and enjoyment of the general public."