And Hampton Bays has something Southampton does not: marina space.

Captain Norm's in Hampton Bays may hold a feline record.

We have this architectural treasure tucked away, so that most people in Hampton Bays don't even know it's there.

She has lived in the woods around Hampton Bays and is a familiar sight walking along the hamlet's streets.

Its owner, Donald Sullivan, 43, of Hampton Bays said that sales totaled about $700,000 last year.

Jim Ray, 61, of Hampton Bays has a dozen clients.

Of all the Hamptons, Hampton Bays has the highest year-round population, 8,000 people, a number that triples in the summer.

"Hampton Bays has taken a bad rap," the diner manager, Joan Postel, said.

Hampton Bays has many historic houses, but most people are unaware of the history and do not have pride in the past, said Mrs. Adams.

Plans are under way to open branches in Hampton Bays and Huntington next year.