Pictures are not only worth a thousand words, they tell the visual story of a year on the Island.
Photography
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
October 28, 2017
Spooky figures with a literary theme appeared this week as the charter school once again brought Halloween to the Island with their annual scarecrow installations. Local businesses purchase a scarecrow for a donation to the charter school.
October 24, 2017
Nothing says small and sweet like bay scallop season. Recreational scalloping is in full swing in all towns and commercial season is following close behind.
October 23, 2017
Acorns fall from oak trees, plinking off the roofs of houses and sheds, plunking onto dry ground and crunching underfoot during fall hikes. Flocks of geese fly to winter homes with whooshing wing beats, honking their alerts to other air travelers.
October 22, 2017
Avian photographer Lanny McDowell has spotted the first fish crows of the season in Oak Bluffs. The first fish crows on the Island were observed on the 2010 Christmas Bird Count, where 20 of them were identified as part of a much larger roost of crows at Farm Neck.
October 21, 2017
With cheers, nerves, and suspense, the 72nd annual Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby comes to an end.
October 16, 2017
The rhythms in the Island's community echo the melody in the natural world around us. You can taste it in the October air on that last bracing sail before the boat goes into storage for another cold season.
October 15, 2017
This Saturday brings a conclusion to the 72nd Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. Fishermen have been ringing the shore of the Island all week hoping for that elusive keeper.
October 13, 2017
Ten Gazette photographers gathered this week to share the stories behind some of their favorite shots.
October 11, 2017
The holiday weekend becomes a time to discover the true quality of the Vineyard.
October 8, 2017
Molly Seidel, a 23-year-old resident of Watertown won the annual Gay Head 10K road race. Setting her eyes on the first place runner, she kicked in and overtook him, never looking back. Molly finished the race in 35 minutes flat.
October 2, 2017
Around us, the natural world is responding to the changes of light and dark.
October 1, 2017
The Army Corps of Engineers was on site at Long Point Wildlife Refuge this week to begin a large $8.1 million project to clear World War II munitions from the area around Tisbury Great Pond.
September 28, 2017
Early morning and late afternoon fog, high wind, waves and rain did not deter Island fishermen from tossing their lines in hope of a keeper as the Derby stretched into it's third week.
September 28, 2017
Eyes of the Island opened in the Francine Kelly Gallery at Featherstone Center for the Arts featuring Vineyard Gazette photographs and photographers covering more than a half-century of Martha’s Vineyard history.
September 27, 2017
As the season turns from summer to fall, some birds start to depart for winter homes while others linger on the Vineyard.
September 27, 2017