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
Brad Woodger
Once again, I’ve been scooped. The most important event of any Chappy spring – the blooming of the shad – took place on Peter’s watch.
The shadbush bloomed suddenly late last week. The foggy days seem to be an essential factor. You get up one morning and realize that there are small clouds of white blossoms hovering in the woods and you are pretty sure that they weren’t there yesterday. If they were, wouldn’t you have noticed them?
Brad Woodger
I saw some deer on the side of the paved road by the lonely Bass cottage on the “other side of the road.” They weren’t doing much, just sort of milling about, and it looked liked they might want to talk.
Once again I was able to scoop the news of the week from my co-columnist Brad and the event occurred practically in his backyard no less!
Brad Woodger
The trouble with sharing weekly column duties (beside the obvious issues of ego) is that one can’t depend on one’s colleague not to hog all the good stories. What more can be said about the closing of the breach or the ferry that hasn’t already been written by Peter? Not much. And without those two topics, I’m left with what follows:
Peter Wells
My column two weeks back was of course the annual April Fools’ Day edition. My friend Jed sent me an email claiming that he knew that I must have been making stuff up when he read that part about how we already had hosts signed up for the remaining four potlucks of the season.
Brad Woodger
Looking out at the sea, particularly at night, I get a distinct sense that there is something so much greater than I.
When people think outside the box, solutions to problems that at first appear to be unsolvable may come from the most unlikely source.
Brad Woodger
For those who can’t fathom a winter on Chappy, especially this winter, I say “you get used to it.” If this were a day in late September, temps hovering around freezing, I’d be bundled in layers of sweaters.
Spring is upon us. Lily Walter of Slip Away Farm tells me that they still have a few memberships available in their CSA program. To sign up, call the farmhouse at 508-627-7465 or visit slipawayfarm.com.
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