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Over the weekend, the Portugese-American Club hosted its annual Holy Ghost Festival. The parade and feast are favorites of Islanders of all backgrounds for their traditionals, great food, and plenty of entertainment for everyone.
July 17, 2023
Light music played along Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs on Saturday evening as the first arts district stroll of the season invited art lovers to slow down and enjoy the work of different artists and galleries located on the short stretch of road.
July 17, 2023
More than 16 catboats participated in the Catboat Rendezvous in the procession of sail — from the Katama Narrows, by Memorial Wharf and out to Edgartown Outer Harbor.
July 16, 2023
Dense fog blankets Island shorelines and fields every morning and later in the evening, softening edges on the Vineyard and captivating photographers with its ethereal beauty.
July 16, 2023
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in,” wrote Thoreau. “I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.” Island summer, in its very evanescence, is a glimpse of eternity.
July 14, 2023
The Edgartown Village Market debuted Tuesday in the lower garden of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House, featuring about a dozen vendors selling food and beverages, produce, flowers and goods from local artisans.
July 11, 2023
As the Edgartown Regatta nears, sailboats fill the inner and outter harbor. Water between Chappaquiddick Point and Memorial Wharf boils as boats pass back and forth. A crowd stood on the top of Memorial Wharf to watch the show as 420s, Optis and Wiannos catch the wind.
July 10, 2023
The Tisbury Street Fair is an annual summer celebration, crowded and casual, that brings everyone together in leisurely bliss. But it marks a moment in history as well, for it was on July 8 in 1671 that Tisbury was allowed to incorporate.
July 9, 2023
We savor July much as we listen to a favorite song — our enjoyment only deepened when we look into its depths and see the passage of the years.
July 9, 2023
Coast Guard Station Menemsha said goodbye to its leader Chief Warrant Officer Steven White Friday before welcoming Senior Chief Nicholas Grim at the helm.
July 8, 2023
Situated on the site of the old Barnard’s Inn Farm in North Tisbury, the Polly Hill Arboretum has been recognized for its collection of rare trees and shrubs grown from seed by the late Polly Hill, a pioneering horticulturist and longtime Vineyard resident.
July 7, 2023
After a day of parades, beaching and barbecues (albeit with an umbrella), all eyes turned to the skies above Edgartown harbor for the town's annual Fourth of July fireworks display. Spectators lined streets and porches to get a glimpse of the pyrotechnic spectacle.
July 5, 2023
Shortly after the Edgartown parade stepped off on July Fourth the sky turned gray and the rain showers began. Watchers took shelter on porches or beneath leafy trees but most stood their ground, cheering and waving and smiling.
July 4, 2023
It was all about the children in the Camp Ground's Kids Parade . . . also those young at heart, and the four legged variety too. Marchers stepped off at 9:45 a.m.
July 4, 2023
Despite the morning downpour of rain and then fog, the Polar Bears gathered at Inkwell Beach in a friendship circle for their traditional Fourth of July holiday swim in Nantucket Sound.
July 4, 2023
The Vineyard joined the rest of the country in celebration of the nation’s 247th birthday. There is something wonderfully unifying about Fourth of July on the Vineyard, about sentiments that make people a little more mindful of the values of community and family and friendship.
July 4, 2023