Aquebogue is much easier to love than it is to pronounce, balancing bountiful farm fields and boat-based activities in a no-frills coupling of the Hamptons’ and Hudson Valley’s finest traits. Sitting on Flanders Bay, right past Riverhead and where Long Island begins to split, Aquebogue is low-key as they come, offering an exemplary education in the North Fork experience. Head out onto the water one hour and be sipping a sauvignon blanc the next. Cap the afternoon off by gathering dinner supplies from any of several neighborhood farms. Or, if your teeth need to sink into something a little sweeter than cauliflower and cucumbers, indulge in locally-made chocolate or an orchard-fresh cider doughnut. No one will judge; you’re simply basking in all Aquebogue provides.