Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
A day at the beach stretches into the late afternoon, when the sun drops low in the sky and the wind backs off in perfect synchrony with a falling tide.
Choreographer Jenna Pollack brought together eight collaborators to launch a new project, inspired by the vast history of The Yard.
Jeanna Shepard's photography travels the emotional spectrum, from light-hearted to serious, from Island landcapes to portraiture.
Quansoo Farm lies on the outwash plain of Chilmark on Tisbury Great Pond. A near-constant wind sculpts the trees and moves the fields of little bluestem.
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
On Sunday morning, volunteers worked through the wind and rain to clean up the fairgrounds after the Agricultural Fair's fourth day had been canceled due to tropical storm Henri.
Rain and wind lashed the Island, as Henri, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, reached the Vineyard.
The realization might follow an overheard remark at approximately this moment each year. "So tell me," they ask, "how was your summer?"
The Ag Fair is a chance for both summer friends and Islanders to take a breather from the busy season and spend a moment enjoying a tradition that dates back to the 19th century.
As the saying goes, all roads lead to the Ag Fair in August.
The sheer uncertainty is a major part of the apprehension. The Vineyard is taking the precautions taught to us by experience. After that, we wait and see.
A summer weekend is the perfect time for a sail to Cuttyhunk harbor.
The grounds of the 270-year-old Thomas Cooke House have been transformed into a series of gardens reflecting Island history.
Defeating a crowd of nearly 1,200 runners and soaring thermometers, Michael Schroeder won the men’s division of the Chilmark Road Race.
The Built on Stilts dance festival turned 25 years this summer as it returned to Union Chapel.
There’s a sense of urgency to the month of August which June and July cannot claim, because we know summer’s end is coming; September stands in the wings.