The Clamshell Foundation Fireworks Show over 3 Mile Harbor

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WHEN: July 13

*RAIN DATE: July 14

The Fireworks Show is a three-decade long tradition  staged over Three Mile Harbor in East Hampton.  The fireworks almost faded into history, but in 2009, The Clamshell Foundation revived the popular event and has taken it over every year since. The fireworks is an important tradition in East Hampton and was one of our founders, Rossetti Perchick, favorite nights of the year.

Listen to the fireworks music simulcast on WLIW-FM with host Brian Cosgrove!

FIREWORKS PARTIES/ VIEWING LOCATIONS:

Great viewing locations include Maidstone Park, Sammy’s Beach, Gann Road, or any of the beaches off of Hands Creek Road and Springy Banks Road, as well as the head of 3 Mile Harbor. Watch via boat and anchor in 3 Mile Harbor. No matter where you view them, please remember to stay safe and clean up afterwards.

Boater Viewing Location

Lat:  41o   01′  15.49″  N
Long:  72o  11′  27.50″  W

History

The annual fireworks display started in the early 1970’s when George Plimpton, the late writer, actor and founder of The Paris Review, began hosting fireworks parties at his summer homes in Sagaponack and Amagansett. Because of Mr. Plimpton’s love for Paris, the fireworks have always been scheduled for the first Saturday after Bastille Day (the French national holiday that celebrates the end of the French monarchy and the beginning of the modern republic)

Fire Works by Grucci

The Gruccis of New York will stage the fireworks production. They are a fifth-generation, family-owned and operated company on Long Island, New York.