Closer to the western edge of the Hamptons than it is to the center of the region’s action, Eastport is a charming hamlet that converges on Long Island’s southern coast. What began as two aquatically-minded hamlets, Seatuck and Waterville, eventually consolidated under the Eastport banner. Today, the area has the feel of a salty coastal village, with a few artsy boutiques and a string of antique shops. As you would hope for and expect in any of these hamlets, villages, and towns near the shore, waterfront dining is on the menu in Eastport. Slightly further inland, treat yourself to some comfort food classics. Eastport still nods to its past, a past that happens to be rife with ducks. Cornell University’s duck research lab recalls an era of duck farms, which made Eastport the duck capital of Long Island at their beak, er, peak.