Explore Long Island Archives

November 30, 2008

ExploreLI: Gingerbread University

Custom Car & Bike Show at Nassau Coliseum

November 28, 2008

Bayville Winter Wonderland

For the first time, Bayville Adventure Park will become a spectacular winter wonderland this holiday season, full of twinkling lights, special attractions, and, of course, a visit from that famous guy in the red suit.


November 25, 2008

ExploreTV: Thanksgiving at Old Bethpage Village Restoration

Season 2, Episode 29

They're kicking it old school this weekend at Old Bethpage.

November 19, 2008

Disney on Ice comes to Nassau Coliseum

Anne Machalinski learns the basics with a performer from the Disney on Ice show, "Worlds of Fantasy," at Nassau Coliseum through Nov. 23.

ExploreTV: Learning to skateboard

Season 2, Episode 28

Skateboarding is a popular sport among kids and even some adults, such as X Games champion Andy MacDonald.

Host Meredith Daniels caught up with MacDonald and other skaters at Oil City Skate Park in Oceanside and then headed over to Inline 1 Extreme Skate Park in Mt. Sinai.

November 12, 2008

ExploreTV: Working out with the Roller Rebels

Season 2, Episode 27

The Long Island Roller Rebels are a tough bunch of ladies. They've been playing roller derby together for three years, a sport which involves rollerskating around a rink at high speeds and doing a lot of blocking, jamming, falling and knocking down.

Anyone can join as long as you're female and over 21-years-old. Not female? Volunteer to help out with the league or ref games.

ExploreTV host Anne Machalinski attended practice to see if she had what it takes.

October 29, 2008

ExploreTV: School of Rock

Season 2, Episode 25

Wanna be a rock star? Kids can learn guitar, bass, keyboard, drums and vocals at the Paul Green School of Rock, with locations in both Port Washington and Melville.

Host Anne Machalinski tries her hand at guitar and drums, talks to the students about their musical influences and then jams out at their British Invasion concert at Mirelle's in Westbury.

October 22, 2008

ExploreTV: Darkside Haunted House

Season 2, Episode 24

Our monthlong salute to Halloween wraps up in Wading River.

Apparently, ExploreTV host Anne Machalinski doesn't particularly enjoy haunted houses, yet we threw her into one of the scariest of them all around here.

October 15, 2008

ExploreTV: Mills Pond House of Horrors

Season 2, Episode 23

The month of Halloween fun continues on ExploreTV.

Host Anne Machalinski freaks out at the Mills Pond House of Horrors in St. James, where she tours a spooky art exhibit, Midnight Oils, and stumbles through the haunted house.

October 7, 2008

ExploreTV: Bayville Scream Park

Season 2, Episode 22

October rolls along with the Halloween fun on ExploreTV. This week, host Mark La Monica runs amok at Bayville Scream Park, Long Island's only Halloween theme park.

From the nutjobs in the Bloodworth Manor haunted house to insane clown posse inside Uncle Needles' Funhouse to the brand new Evil in the Woods attraction, this place is a Halloween hoot.