Each autumn, the park becomes a seasonal home for thousands of migrating hawks.
There is a strong economic interest to observe the policy: many islanders work at the seasonal homes.
The town is home to a small community of seasonal homes and does not have many year round residents.
"If you have a seasonal home, expect to occupy it between those dates."
It is also seasonal home to countless migratory species.
Other species find the white sands attractive as seasonal homes or for nesting before returning to sea.
The northern tip of the island is the seasonal home to a seal bachelor colony.
Today weekend traffic can be fierce, and federal census data show that in 2000, only 11 percent of houses were seasonal or vacation homes.
Evidence would suggest that the region was also a seasonal home to ancient hunter gatherer humans.
Fewer than 5% of the dwellings are seasonal homes.