"The thing about Shelter Island is that it's so unique. It is in many ways a throwback to another era," says Penelope Moore, a senior vice president with Corcoran Group and full-time resident. "It really doesn't want to change, but over the last decade or so it has changed for the better. I think it offers more amenities and more interesting things to do."
... and from the same article
Curtis Bashaw, co-owner of Cape Advisors Inc., which is in contract to buy the historic Chequit Inn, says,
"I just think that Shelter Island is a place that is discoverable. Ten years ago people might not have heard about Shelter Island. "There's definitely more buzz about it now—people are not afraid to hop on a ferry and cross over to the island, whether it's technically part of the Hamptons or not."
... imagine that... daring to explore someplace that's NOT the Hamptons... what will people think of next?
