Unofficially the first poet laureate of the Island was Dionis Coffin Riggs, who began hosting a poetry group at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury in 1960.
Here is Dionis’s poem Wait, Spring, which was published in the April 19, 1996 Gazette:
Unofficially the first poet laureate of the Island was Dionis Coffin Riggs, who began hosting a poetry group at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury in 1960.
Here is Dionis’s poem Wait, Spring, which was published in the April 19, 1996 Gazette:
Dan Sternbach's project to grow Red Fife wheat is one small part of a quiet revolution in sustainable farming on Martha's Vineyard.
Now the pace of Island life will quicken in the rush toward summer.
Ayuthia, an 80-year-old traditional wooden sailing vessel, made the first official passage through the brand new Lagoon Pond drawbridge Saturday morning.
Variations in temperature can affect the timing of flowering and leaf-out around the Island.
Island naturalist Gus Ben David stopped by the Gazette newsroom Thursday with a new friend.
Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, West Tisbury and Tisbury gathered for town meetings Tuesday.
The Martha's Vineyard Hospital health fair was a fun mix of everything from yoga for kids to helicopter tours.
Two lifelong Edgartown residents speak about the houses and architecture of this historic seaside village.
Dry, mild spring days draw beach-walkers to Lucy Vincent for fresh sea air.
Jack Frost made a late season visit to the Vineyard.
Martha's Vineyard Community Chorus celebrated its 20th anniversary with a free concert featuring the Brahms Requiem.
The third day of April brought some late season snowfall, high winds, and blue skies.
Rebecca Mayhew and her husband Mike Hewitt run Sunstruck Goldens and Grooming.