“The alewife migrates from sea to ponds through the inland vein, from crabs and shellfish to robins, and frogs beyond the tide. Its migration runs through several different life communities, of which it is not strictly a part, although its progeny, the fry, will be a part of the food chain all the way along, the prey of many different kinds of fish and birds, and eaters themselves of food the ponds provide. But the alewife’s migrant continuity is like the water itself that runs unceasingly down the valley, and ties all the life together that adjoins it.” (Hay, John. The Run. Doubleday & Company: New York, 1959)
The Brewster Herring Run is active mid April to early May.
The Grist Mill and Museum at Stony Brook are open on Saturdays and Sundays, June through August, 10 AM - 2 PM.