There were a few summers at Shady Lake and trips to Budd Lake and Fayson Lake but for the Nolans most summers were spent at the beach: Riis Park, Breezy or the the Long Shore Beach Club, just east of the Breezy bungalows. It was/is a family tradition ; the Quinns had a cabana at the Breezy Point Surf Cub then; now Rich does.
One constant at Riis or the Long Shore was the scotch cooler below. Elly would fill it with ice, a few sandwiches and some fruit. We head off in the car, fighing as always, compete to be the "first to see the bridge" and eventually lug the cooler to the beach where a few hours later we'd have "a peach at the beach."
Here are some pictures of the Nolans of Brooklyn at the beach.
Scotch Cooler
Eileen and George and Georgie. Look at those cigarettes!
Obviously, there was more ice than food in that cooler, as our ribs show.
Rich, Eileen, Courtney, Mary Kate and Jack at Breezy
Mary E and Rich
Nancy
