ROOTS

A series of photos and stories highlighting friends of the Whalebone community, both old and new.

ROOTS: Kathy Engstrom

ROOTS: Kathy Engstrom

Meet Kathy aka @kathleen.engstrom. We can all agree she’s the Queen of the Peak at this spot and is often seen driving off the beach at sunrise, having already surfed while...
ROOTS: Richie Daunt

ROOTS: Richie Daunt

The first thing that comes to mind when we think of Richie Daunt is work ethic. He grinds hard day in and day out, knows how to have a good...
ROOTS: The Weimars

ROOTS: The Weimars

For 3 generations, the Weimars have been fishing and surfing in the waters off Montauk. Family Patriarch, Chuck, has been doing so since the 70’s and passed down his love...
ROOTS: DeSousa Boys

ROOTS: DeSousa Boys

For round two of our ROOTS series, we linked up with John, Jake and Cheyne DeSousa at the local stretch of beach they’ve been holding down for generations. As a...
ROOTS: Joe Gaviola

ROOTS: Joe Gaviola

We’re starting our photo series as far east as you can get in Montauk before you end up in the Atlantic. Joe Gaviola is Montauk’s very own lighthouse keeper and...