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Summer Camp Is in Session at This Barnlike Weekend Retreat on Long Island
A Brooklyn family builds their idyllic escape with a trio of timber structures looking out over the Peconic Bay.
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Though fewer than 80 miles from Brooklyn, North Fork on Long Island is worlds away, with farms, rustic barns, and quaint harbors. Here, on a small peninsula facing the Peconic Bay, a young Brooklyn family set out to build a family compound for relaxing, recharging, and connecting with the land.
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Lauren Gallow
Dwell Contributor
Lauren Gallow is a Seattle-based design writer and editor. Formerly an in-house writer for Olson Kundig, she holds an MA in Art & Architectural History from UCSB.
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