Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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City sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style ... so goes the Christmas Carol, and downtown Vineyard Haven is certainly looking pretty. Whether window shopping or bustling about with paper bags full of treats, it is destination during the holiday season.
December 21, 2016
Even as the days grow shorter and darker and the first day of winter approaches, the Vineyard turns brighter and depends on the lovely strings of seasonal lights and decorations to illuminate the passing December days.
December 18, 2016
The Island is full of bright light and spirit, and everywhere on the Vineyard the message is the same. Travel the brightly decorated main streets of our villages and you will find the rhythm of Island life changing.
December 15, 2016
December 14, 2016
The pace of life always quickens as Christmas draws near. To-do lists grow longer and days grow shorter, and the spirit of the season is often lost amid the flurry of activity that marks a Vineyard December.
December 11, 2016
The streets were filled for the annual Christmas in Edgartown parade on Saturday morning.
December 10, 2016
Voices were lifted in Christmas spirit as the Island Community Chorus began the holiday season with weekend performances at the Old Whaling Church.
December 5, 2016
November slipped away this year and the mild weather has slipped away, too.
December 4, 2016
The annual Post Office Square tree lighting featured cocoa, carols, and Santa Claus.
December 1, 2016
The annual Christmas lights display at Ocean Park ushers in the holiday season in Oak Bluffs
November 27, 2016
Thanksgiving marks the end of one season and the beginning of another, but this year there is a distinct sense of procrastination about it all. Suddenly we are in no real hurry for winter with its hard freeze and slate-colored sea roughed up by whitecaps.
November 27, 2016
The Vineyarders hosted the Nantucket Whalers at Martha's Vineyard Regional High School for the 38th annual Island Cup. The Vineyard's 14-year winning streak, bragging rights, and the silver Island Cup were on the line.
November 26, 2016
November 23, 2016
A few days before Thanksgiving Island gleaners harvested cranberries at the Vineyard Open Land Foundation bogs.
November 23, 2016
Our avian winter residents, especially waterfowl, are starting to arrive.
November 22, 2016
On Saturday over 200 people gathered in Waban Park for an event entitled We Stand Together: In Solidarity, Resistance and Resolve. The gathering included songs, speeches, quiet walking, candles and preached the gospel of inclusivity and hope.
November 20, 2016