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High school students donned their finest Saturday night for the annual homecoming dance.
October 16, 2012
After weeks of competition it was time to dole out prizes — including top wins, a new truck and a boat.
October 15, 2012
Islanders took to the streets Sunday to raise money for the fight against local and international hunger.
October 15, 2012
Scenes (and signs) from the working waterfront of the Island's year-round port.
October 15, 2012
The popular Edgartown farm celebrated the fall harvest season with hay rides, a carving competition and children's games.
October 15, 2012
Photographed sometime between the summers of 1935 and 1938, these scenes are the oldest known moving images of Island men swordfishing by harpoon.
October 15, 2012
Though the crowds are gone, the intricate, colorful beauty remains.
October 12, 2012
Wide-open fields are punctuated by livestock in the cool autumn months.
October 11, 2012
Low-lying Edgartown has always been defined goegraphically by its bodies of water. From salt, to brackish, to fresh, water permeates Edgartown's every facet.
October 9, 2012
During derby season, fishing permeates every facet of Island life.
October 1, 2012
It was a celebration of all things local, from livestock to entertainment and food, at the Living Local Harvest Festival at the Agricltural Hall.
September 30, 2012
The annual challenge, held at the Flying Horses Carousel during Tivoli Day, benefits the Jena Pothier Flying Horses Scholarship Fund.
September 18, 2012
Drumbeats, the hum of singing and the waft of food led the way on Sept. 8 and 9 to Aquinnah Circle, where the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) celebrated their 25th anniversary of federal recognition at their eighth annual powwow.
September 10, 2012
High winds and waves brought serious surfers to the Aquinnah shoreline.
September 4, 2012
The day belonged to the dogs at the Martha’s Vineyard Dog Parade, held in Ocean Park.
August 24, 2012
For four fleeting days, Islanders and visitors lined up at the Salt and Pepper Shaker and the carousel and strolled through the animal barn to look at prize-winning hens, goats and cattle.
August 22, 2012