Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
Donnie Benefit and Greg Bettencourt lead dredging efforts in Edgartown Great Pond.
Veterans Park in Vineyard Haven was transformed to a music festival for Beach Road Weekend. Crowds turned out both for the overcast and rainy beginning on Friday through the blue-sky August on Saturday, culminating in a field full of fans for the closing acts on Sunday.
Summer is fast slipping away and this is the time to savor long afternoons at the beach, collecting shells and sea glass and maybe a bushel of quahaugs for chowder.
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
West Tisbury was the place to be for the 161st annual Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Society Fair, where a blend of old and new kept crowds entertained from Thursday to Sunday. More than 40,000 people took part in the summer tradition over its four-day run.
The 161st Agricultural Fair welcomed one and all, bringing together the Island community yet again from Thursday to Sunday, in this late August tradition.
The Ag Fair is a chance for both summer friends and Islanders to take a breather from the busy season and spend a moment enjoying a tradition that dates back to the 19th century. The sun shone on Saturday and the fairgrounds were bustling with appreciative fairgoers for the 161st year.
Blankets and beach chairs dotted Ocean Park by early afternoon on Saturday as fireworks revelers marked their spots for the annual display.
More than anything else, summer on the Vineyard represents a time for renewal, a season when friends and family return to familiar ground and newcomers arrive for first visits.
During this peak week of summer, when intersections are thick with cars, decisions made about fireworks, and long lines stretch from ice cream counters and ferry terminals, another line formed in West Tisbury on the grounds of the Agricultural Hall for the second day of the Martha’s Vineyard Agri
On Thursday morning, the gates opened for the 161st Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Fair. And for the next four days, all roads lead to West Tisbury.
Paddle boarding from South Carolina to the Vineyard, Adam Nagler was greeted by calm waters and welcoming friends at Moshup Beach in his journey to raise money for mental health services Martha’s Vineyard Community Services.
The 152nd Grand Illumination was held on Wednesday evening in the Oak Bluffs Camp Ground. By the 7:30 p.m. start time the Tabernacle was packed and well-encircled by people seated on picnic blankets and lawn chairs for the annual summer tradition.
A large pod of humpback whales continued their feeding in the waters between Squibnocket and Noman's Land.
Built on Stilts returned to Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs this weekend for its 27th year offering free performances of dance. Remaining dates are August 19, 20 and 21.
Among all the months on the Vineyard calendar, the ecology of August is unique. One week in particular stands alone at the top of the summer food chain, with three Island traditions.
Defeating a crowded field under ideal weather conditions, Charlie Ortmans won the men’s division of the Chilmark Road Race for the second time and Marian Johnson won the women’s division for the sixth straight year.