But officials said it was taking too long to ship the bodies to the crematorium in Middle Island.

Middle Island is surrounded by three public golf courses.

The history of Middle Island goes back at least to 1766, when the first Presbyterian church was built.

His father, who is retired, was a lawyer in Middle Island.

Middle Island has a colony of little penguins.

Middle Island is home to small colony of elephant seals.

The young women from Middle Island beat out more than 200 teams.

In 1939, he bought property on Middle Island and by 1950 had started the expansion that led to the current nurseries.

So what if there aren't that many Japanese in Middle Island?

The 125,000-square-foot store in Middle Island is just the beginning.