Comments on: North Dumpling Island

By: Pat Trainor

Pat Trainor — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:45:47 +0000

I sail in the sound, and sailed out of it in the Navy (sub base). I said it was off the coast of CT!

I may have mistakenly said it was in CT, but again this was a mistake. Now perhps I should find a legitimate link for CT. This is the only one for my tiny state-right or not!

pat

By: kevin brennan

kevin brennan — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 13:18:53 +0000

I was in the US Coast Guard 1957-9 and was stationed in New London CT. One of my jobs was delivering supplies and people to North Dumpling when it was a manned light house.

N. Dumpling lies in the waters of Fishers Island Sound, New York State, NOT CT. The border in that area runs down the center of Fishers Island Sound (an extention of Long Island [also NYS] Sound and both Fishers Island and N. Dumpling are on the NY side by a considerable distance. N. Dumpling is a very short swim from Fishers Island NY but a considerable distance from CT.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:59:56 +0000

Dean Kamen made most of his fortune inventing an automatic insulin pump. He also made a fair bit of money on the iBot, the predecessor to the Segway.

The Segway appears to be more of a hobby than a good business plan.

By: jere

jere — Wed, 30 May 2007 17:47:53 +0000

May be off the coast of CT, but it looks like the island’s across the border, part of New York State.

By: marsh

marsh — Wed, 30 May 2007 13:19:07 +0000

What I simply don’t understand: The Segway is very cool, but currently, it can be said that the project completely failed in producing a mass market product. It is still only a toy for geeks.

How did Kamen become so rich? Is it because VC companies thought they’d better pile up their (and other’s) money in the Segway idea?

By: Rich

Rich — Wed, 30 May 2007 02:03:37 +0000

I’ve been to Dean Kamen’s main house (WestWind) several times, and it’s quite the house, complete with a observation tower, secret passage, helicopter hangar.

And yes, the Steam Engine.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 29 May 2007 10:23:01 +0000

And if you think that one’s wacky, this is his other house…

Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

Which according to Wikipedia has hallways like mineshafts, a steam engine and a hanger for two helicopters!