A mural of Tuskawanta, the Setauket Indian princess for whom the legend is ... said former longtime Lake Ronkonkoma lifeguard David Igneri, 74, citing his own research. Igneri, who has a doctorate ...

Ronkonkoma is rich with Native American history, and now one artist hopes his next project will lift a mythical curse from an Indian princess that's said to haunt the hamlet's lake. Todd Arnett ...

Lake Ronkonkoma isn’t only the largest lake ... Perhaps the most popular myths concern an Indian princess who died in the lake and returns annually to claim the life of a young male.

As the legend goes, back in the 1600s a Setauket Indian princess named Princess Tongawanga ... Distraught, she took her canoe to the middle of Lake Ronkonkoma, plunged a knife into her heart ...

Three different tribes lived around Lake Ronkonkoma. To them ... drowning of young males linked to the tale of a distraught Indian princess. The lake's impressive history includes famous ...

Legend has it that Lake Ronkonkoma is where a Native American princess, Tuskawanta ... Arnett met with representatives from Shinnecock Indian Nation in eastern Long Island so he could discuss ...

Lake Ronkonkoma is Long Island’s largest and ... Legend has it that in the 1600s, a young Setauket Indian princess named Tuskawanta fell madly in love with a blond bearded woodcutter she spotted ...

"Indian Princess of Lake Ronkonkoma. Legend says she claims one male each year by drowning to be with her at the bottom of the lake as she seeks her true love." While there have been five reported ...

A painting of Lake Ronkonkoma's Princess of the Lake has appeared on a wall at Lake Ronkonkoma. Evelyn Volgraff from the Lake Ronkonkoma Historical Society says volunteers recently painted over ...