Helpful hints for new neighbors, and each other, in no particular order.
Always a good idea to get a vehicle reservation for the ferry. ⛴️. They are not expensive, guarantee a spot, and if the schedule changes, you get notified (although it rarely changes).
The Village Market is closed on Sundays, always, and from 1-3 except in July & August
You can ‘mail’ your utility bill at the window on the right side inside the PO without a stamp!
Medicine from The Medicine Shoppe in Old Saybrook always/only comes on the 3:30 ferry.
The best places to work from your car and have cell service are (…add suggestions below) or visit the Library.
Village Market often cooks delicious rotisserie chickens. You can call and reserve one for pick up if you like.
Everyone is welcome at the American Legion. You don’t have to be a veteran, but if a veteran walks in, they should be offered a seat at the bar.
The liquor store is open every afternoon. If they are closed and you have a real ‘liquor emergency’, the number to call is on the shop’s door.
Fill out an application for a resident ferry card as soon as you are settled.
Visit the PO to inquire about a mail box.
Address everything like this: 123Main Street, #876 (your PO Box number), Fishers Island, NY 06390
Yes, 06390 is a Connecticut zip code because the mail is delivered to New London, before it takes the ferry ride to New York State.
If you get a notice from UPS or FedEx that your package has been delivered, that probably means it’s in New London. Just wait a few ferry runs, and it will get to freight on Fishers.
Visit the Community Center and find out about the fitness center & bowling alley.
You need a FIDCO sticker for your car to get the East End. Available at the Gate House. Bike stickers are free.
Volunteer! You will meet people!
You will NEVER drive onto the ferry to come home with an empty car!
Visit https://fishersisland.net and subscribe to the monthly newsletter, the Fog Horn, at the bottom of the website page.
The road to Race Point, the furthest point west, is next to the gate to the Compost Station. A great place for sunsets.
After a long hiatus, we were reminded it still snows here – so line your driveway with stakes in late fall, and find a snow plower. The fuel delivery people and Fire Department will thank you!
We have fabulous Ferry, Highway, Fire Department, and Utility crews that make the whole show work, even in stormy and unpleasant weather!
Tape the Transfer and Compost Station schedule to the inside of a cupboard door. It is very useful!
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