If there’s one sign that gets a chuckle out of me every time I drive the Main Road in Southold it’s this one.
Of course, the Custer Institute is a public observatory and not a museum in memory of the famous general of the Civil and Indian wars. The observatory is, however, named after May Custer Elmer, the general’s grand niece, whose husband co-founded the Custer Institute in 1927.
The Southold Indian Museum across the street? Well, that’s dedicated to studying the archaeology and natural history of the region.
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Grant joined the Times Review staff in 2006 as a reporter and has covered nearly every beat in the newsroom.
He currently writes about lifestyle and business content, including writing about the North Fork food, wine and arts scenes for northforker.com.
Grant began his career in 2003 as a reporter and editor at The Signal, a daily newspaper in Santa Clarita, California.
In his career, he has won dozens of awards from the New York Press Association, the Associated Press, the National Newspaper Association and the Press Club of Long Island.
