Chappaquiddick (Edgartown)
Derived from a Native American word meaning “separated island,” Chappy, as it is called, is located off the eastern end of Edgartown and accessed by a three-car ferry. There are about 100 year-round residents and many more seasonal homeowners. With more than 800 acres of public beach and conservation land, it draws saltwater fishermen, kayakers, and bird watchers. There is no commercial zoning.
Chappaquiddick in the News
On Time for Summer, Chappy Ferry Book Carries Stellar Load
An Elegy for Wasque, Eroded and Closed
Sheriff's Meadow Acquires Land on Chappaquiddick
Assessors in Edgartown Flooded with Requests for Property Tax Relief
As Severe Erosion Takes Its Toll, Summer Closure Planned for Wasque Point
Chappy Landowners File Formal Appeal to State Tax Board
Beachgoers to Face Prospect of a Summer Without Wasque
Geology of Vineyard Coastline Written in Cliffs and Boulders, From Lucy Vincent to Katama
Chappaquiddick's Space Fund, Land Bank Buy Island Trail Link
Edgartown Planning Board Faces Dilemma on Size of Mansions
Chappy Land Gets Management Plan
On Time Two Gets Body and Face Lift
Trustees Outline Chappaquiddick Plans
Last week there were very high midnight tides because of the new moon.
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Lily Walter
All ages gathered at the community center on Sunday night to celebrate Sidney Morris's seventieth birthday.
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It’s good for me to be a tourist for awhile before the summer crowds arrive.
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Lily Walter
The sun made a rare and much-welcomed appearance on Chappy this weekend.
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Reports are coming in from across Chappaquiddick of squirrel sightings.
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Lily Walter
Hello from sunny California! We are here celebrating the life of my husband’s grandfather, Ted, who passed away a year ago just a few days after his 97th birthday.
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The Chappy ferry will begin operating on the summer schedule on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend.
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Lily Walter
That old phrase “love is in the air” never seemed truer than during a walk in the Chappy woods one day last week.
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Most of the folks that have to spend the winter away from Chappy seem to live in places where flowers and trees bloom about a month ahead of us.
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Lily Walter
Although I have been a farmer for over 10 years, I continue to be amazed when a seed or bulb evolves into an entire plant. How can so much life emerge from the simple act of placing a seed in soil?
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