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The Annual Labor Day Drag Party (aka The Fools Paradise Drag Party)
The Labor Day Drag Party is a long-standing tradition in Fire Island Pines that holds a Guinness World Record for having the most Madonna impersonators in a single place. It is a stunning example of over the top glamor and fabulousness, done in a way that defies convention, that the Pines has come to represent.
Fire Island Celebrity history- Lady Gaga
Before fame singer Lady Gaga performs at the Ice Palace in Cherry Grove.
Fire Island Celebrity history- Rock Hudson
Many celebrities found their way to the Pines. Closeted actor Rock Hudson was one…
Fire Island Celebrity history- Elizabeth Taylor
1982. Actress Elizabeth Taylor arrives in the Pines. She dines at the "The Cultured Elephant" (now Canteen). She was there for lunch July 15, 1983 staying on her mexican boyfriends yacht "Chiquitita". Manager Thom Finn sent her over a Strawberry Daiquiri she turned around to thank him, and this photo was taken and published in People magazine the next week.