2017 on Martha's Vineyard: The Year in Photos

Following the snowy road home up-Island. Albert O. Fischer

About 160 Vineyard residents joined local protest on the day of Women's March on Washington. Albert O. Fischer

An otter visits Menemsha. Albert O. Fischer

Retired Chilmark police chief Tim Rich was busy this year, serving as interim police chief and leading charge agaInst moped rentals on the Island. Jeanna Shepard

March northeaster lashes the Vineyard. Timothy Johnson

Stanley Larsen in his wheelhouse. Albert O. Fischer

Planning continued for renovation of outdated Tisbury Elementary School. Jeanna Shepard

Former Secretary of State John F. Kerry purchased waterfront property at Seven Gates Farm in Chilmark for $11.75 million.

Close encounter with fish during seafood day at West Tisbury Elementary. Albert O. Fischer

Baby bank swallows. Lanny McDowell

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission required Santander Bank to restore terra cotta tiles that were removed from its Main Street Vineyard Haven building and replaced with red asphalt tiles. Mark Alan Lovewell

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary celebrated grand opening of new barn for summer campers. Ray Ewing

A prize catch in Menemsha. Albert O. Fischer

Oak Bluffs and Tisbury fire departments battled early July blaze that consumed two sailboats on the Oak Bluffs side of Lagoon Pond. Mark Alan Lovewell

Statistics backed up a common sentiment: traffic really was worse on Vineyard roads this summer. Mark Alan Lovewell

Jumping into summer at the Big Bridge. Ray Ewing

Sen. Elizabeth Warren spoke to an overflow crowd in July at the PAC. Jeanna Shepard

An Edgartown property sold for $20.5 million, falling just shy of the record for single family real estate sales on the Vineyard.

Two riders were injured iin early July when their moped lost control and collided with a Vineyard Transit Authority bus. Mark Alan Lovewell

Effort to replace World War II-era hangar at Katama Airfield stalled, while town officials expressed concern about airport management. Timothy Johnson

Bryan T. Cimeno donated his time and labor to Vineyard Haven Post Office improvement project. Mark Alan Lovewell

Surf's up as waves roll in at Squibnocket. Alison L. Mead

Keeping watch on a summer day at the beach. Timothy Johnson

Oak Bluffs went to court to demand structural and cosmetic work on the shuttered Island Theatre. Mark Alan Lovewell

Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree is honored by Morehouse College. Jeanna Shepard

Efforts to improve fields and track at high school were the subject of widespread debate. Maria Thibodeau

Fall arrives at Duarte's Pond. Timothy Johnson

A panel for the Boston Board of Bar Overseers recommended that assistant district attorney Laura Marshard be publicly reprimanded following disciplinary hearings this summer. Mark Alan Lovewell

Heidi, Frank, and Peter Dunkl received Creative Living Award from Permanent Endowment of Martha's Vineyard. Elizabeth Cecil

October storm upends red biplane at Katama Airfield; nobody was injured. Timothy Johnson

Nelson Bryant lost his trench knife on the battlefields of WWII. This fall it resurfaced and was brought back to him by André Duijghuisen, a 56-year-old educator from Holland. Mark Alan Lovewell

Agricultural Hall in fall finery. Facing a financial shortfall, this year the Agricultural Society looked to the future. Albert O. Fischer

Det. Mark Santon (front row, wearing glasses) faced a disciplinary hearing last spring. In December he was fired by town selectmen. Heather Hamacek

Island clergy gather for vigil on the fifth anniversary of mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Alison L. Mead

First snow blankets Ocean Park. Mark Alan Lovewell

Thursday, December 28, 2017

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Snowy winter days gave way to summer traffic jams as 2017 unfolded on Martha's Vineyard, marked by reversals of fortune, institutional turmoil, environmental stress, triumphs and setbacks. From winter storms to summer boat fires, attention-getting real estate sales to the first snow of winter, here's a look back at the year in photos.

More from 2017 on the Vineyard:

The Year in Review

The Year in Nature and Science

The Year in Food

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