Introduction to the North Shoreby FROMMER'SNovember 20, 2006 Drive slowly along the quiet back roads of Long Island's north shore and you just might hear it: the faint murmur of a rollicking party, with ghostly musicians stirring up hot jazz as bootleg liquor flows as freely as the wealth. The towns that line the coast have been inhabited by some of America's richest for decades, and that still holds true: Towns like Great Neck and Sea Cliff have cute "downtowns," while just outside lie homes of mammoth proportions. Drive along Route 25A into Suffolk County and the towns become even cuter: Northport, Stony Brook, and Port Jefferson give new meaning to the word "quaint." (read article)