His claim to fame is that Curly Carroll was the first person he talked to in town when he arrived in Menemsha harbor some 45 years ago. Jimmy Zisson is back in the harbor for a spell on his newest sailing catamaran, Next Wave 2.0.

The multigenerational Clem and Diana Littleton clan was at their Pondmark family homestead overlooking the Keith Farm. Their son Rob and his wife Brittany, along with their two kiddos — seven-year-old Olivia Jean and five-year-old Mackenzie Elinor — managed to finagle a vacation alongside daughter Alicia and her husband AJ Kimi with their three in tow. Kaleo DeWitt is now a great big six, Kainoa Clement is right behind at five and Leilani Lucy, the youngest of all, trails behind at twenty-one months.

The gang danced down beaches, posed on Squid Row for a family photo, dined on swordfish and caught up with a few friends here and there. Their presences always makes me recall Fred as harbormaster and his affinity for the Ernestina and Elinor behind the counter at Alley’s, happily making change for my kids whenever we stopped in for a snack.

Ryan Robinson, his wife Kaylan and sons Lou and Henry paid a visit to the Coe-Hollinger Abel’s Hill Camp Four from their day to day residence in Grand Junction, Colo. With seven-year-old Lou and nearly two-year-old Henry in the mix, there was a lot of go, go, go exploration and adventure. Ryan, son of Gigi Coe Robinson and Dan, managed to overlap their visit with aunt Kathy Coe, whose hugs are just about my favorites, and Tom Hollinger. Cousin Phil Hollinger and his bride Sam managed to share a whole lot of laughs with all these fine folks while they were in town.

Uncle Don Smith is back topside, keeping watch over the head of the harbor. This time he hopped a jet in Florida rather than making the journey via highways and byways. Son Russell, as always, made a wonderful travel companion. He will be around for the summer — we all know he doesn’t tolerate the cold — so be sure to keep a lookout and say hello the next time you spot him.

Brian and Toni Curry are also back on Harbor Hill, stowing fishing gear, getting some work done and catching up with old friends in a slightly different location. Nevertheless, they’re in close enough proximity to Don to make good neighbors. You can easily pinpoint Brian’s location because he’s aboard his boat Washashore, casting, reeling, trolling and catching all sorts of fish.

Andrew and Cassie Noyes, along with their Colorado kids — Alex, Hayden and Dylan — popped into town for a visit with Andrew’s folks Ann and Hal. They crammed a lot of good fun and frolic in, including niece Ella Keene’s high school graduation. With modern day airports and airplanes, cross country travel isn’t nearly as difficult as it once was, so if you didn’t have a chance to catch up, they’ll be back.

Tom Dresser is scheduled to talk about his book, Martha’s Vineyard in the Roaring Twenties: Radicals and Rascals, at the Chilmark Library this Saturday, July 1 at 4 p.m. He will focus on the experience of writing a book about the Vineyard from a century ago: Prohibition, immigration, Spanish flu and women’s suffrage were all hot topics of the day. Tom is pleased to share that his book is readily available at both Bunch of Grapes and Edgartown Books.

Katie and Nick Persons traveled from their home in Niskayuna, N.Y. for a quick little working holiday with daughters Natalie and Vivian. Along with Katie’s dad, Bill Vincent, the family prepped their Lucy Vincent house for summer guests. The girls were a big help around the house, wielding, among other things, paintbrushes. But not every working holiday is solely about work so they managed to convince the adults that a visit to Menemsha and mini-golf were a must.

Now, keep calm and welcome July.