 Flanders, NY 11901 is a hamlet in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County on Long Island.
It is located on the south side of the Peconic River at the mouth of Peconic Bay. Riverhead is across the river to the north and Flanders is home to The Big Duck.
In 1931, a Riverhead duck farmer named Martin Maurer built this 20-ft. tall, 30-ft. long eye-catching building. Taillights from a Model T Ford became its eyes, glowing red at night. Maurer sold ducks and eggs from the shop in the Big Duck’s belly.
Maurer is long dead, and the Big Duck has changed locations a few times. When the land was earmarked for development, giant duck preservationists and the Friends for Long Island’s Heritage campaigned to save it. The owners donated the Big Duck to Suffolk County in 1987. In 1988 it moved from Flanders to Hampton Bays at the entrance of Sears-Bellow County Park. The shop still operates — now as a tourism center for the East end of Long Island, selling duck souvenirs to flocks of city weekend-trippers.The houses were never built, and so after 19 years the Big Duck has been moved four miles northeast, back to its old location in Flanders. The town reportedly plans to bring back the duck farm and open it and the Duck as a combined tourist attraction.
Each year, there is an Annual Holiday Lighting of the Big Duck. Local school children sing “Duck” carols, and warm refreshments and doughnuts are served. Visitors join in singing the duck carols while awaiting the arrival of Santa, transported by the Flanders Fire Department. Once Santa arrives, the switch is flipped and the Big Duck lights up for all to see.
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