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This week’s Crain’s New York Busi­ness fea­tures a sto­ry about Scott Jor­dan, an urban arche­ol­o­gist who has col­lect­ed more than 50,000 arti­facts from New York City. His inter­est in his­to­ry and col­lect­ing items began on Gov­er­nors Island, where he grew up. On his urban digs, he has found mul­ti­col­ored bot­tles, but­tons made from bone, pot­tery, coins and pieces of porce­lain dolls. He sells many of his finds at local flea markets.

We did have an ​“Arche­o­log­i­cal Dig” on Gov­er­nors Island dur­ing the New Island Fes­ti­val, which was a great draw for many of our vis­i­tors. And although you can’t dig for arti­facts now, you can dig in the sand at Water Taxi Beach, or in the dirt at the Added Val­ue Farm. And, for our vis­i­tors who want to dis­cov­er the Island’s rich his­to­ry, the Nation­al Park Ser­vice will begin its won­der­ful pro­grams for vis­i­tors on open­ing day, May 27.