Getting the flavor of...Long Island’s end

Long Island’s end

Perched on Long Island’s eastern tip, the Montauk Point Lighthouse “has been a beacon” for travelers since 1796, said Peter Gianotti in Newsday. By autumn, most of the crowds of tourists have left the area. But that’s when Montauk reveals its “most seductive attraction—doing nothing.” The ocean is the main draw any time of year, but right about now the soft lapping of the Atlantic along an empty beach can seem incomparably hypnotic. “There’s a lot of shoreline on Long Island, but none quite this magical, this removed from the rest.” Though technically located in East Hampton, “Montauk never has been ‘Hamptonized,’” in the sense of being overrun by celebrities and paparazzi. And in the off-season, it’s downright sleepy. Among downtown restaurants, “Gosman’s still steams lobsters. So does Duryea’s.” Historic hotels and resorts dot the area—Gurney’s Inn dates to the 1920s—and many offer deals for travelers who embrace the autumn chill.

Contact: Gurneysinn.com

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The comforts of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

“Say yes to huckleberries, yes to lazy days by the lake, and yes to fast bikes on long trails,” said Christopher Reynolds in the Los Angeles Times. Those are just the kinds of simple pleasures to be found in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, the lakeside town in the state’s panhandle. Local teens soak up the sun alongside the giant sculpted moose at Independence Point. A farmers’ market on Fifth Street, just off the main drag of Sherman Avenue, sells local huckleberries in the form of pies, ice cream, and even beer. The famous Wolf Lodge Inn serves up 34-ounce sirloin steaks cooked over an open fire of seasoned tamarack. A number of hiking and biking paths line the 135 miles of the lake’s pristine shore: The North Idaho Centennial Trail, for instance, takes bikers around the lake and up to the Washington state line. Towering over City Park, the 18-story Coeur d’Alene Golf & Spa Resort sits at the “hub of action,” with the town’s many other charms “neatly spread” around it.

Contact: Coeurdalene.org