Winter weather called out to ice enthusiasts who traveled to Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury over the weekend for pond hockey, ice fishing and dog walking — just like the old days.
Winter weather called out to ice enthusiasts who traveled to Duarte's Pond in West Tisbury over the weekend for pond hockey, ice fishing and dog walking — just like the old days.
The annual Moffett Race is held each year in honor of Holmes Hole Sailing Association co-founder George Moffett.
Saturday and Sunday the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) held its annual Island powwow at the Aquinnah Circle. Native drumming and dancing reverberated over Moshup Beach as different tribes joined the Wampanoags to celebrate their anniversary of federal recognition.
Call them the last days of summer or the first days before the official arrival of fall.
Filming took place Thursday for a new movie about late Sen. Edward Kennedy and the 1969 car crash on Chappaquiddick.
Summer officially came to an end Tuesday for Island students, who headed back to the classroom for a new school year. Teachers and staff had long been at work preparing bulletin boards and sharpening pencils, and weekend shopping lists included school supplies.
Kiteboarders flocked to the water, especially Sengekontacket Pond, to take advantage of gusty winds.
The 10th annual Tisbury Car Show roared into action Sunday at the Martha's Vineyard Regional High School. The annual show hosted by the Tisbury Fire Department featured food, music, and — the centerpiece — lots of classic cars. Proceeds went to MV Fallen Firefighters.
Tropical Storm Hermine brought Labor Day weekend festivities to an early end this year as visitors left early and boats were pulled ashore ahead of the storm.
Labor Day weekend ended early for some on the Vineyard as tropical storm Hermine headed northward towards the Island.
Labor Day falls on Monday and it marks the last long holiday weekend of summer.
Construction of the Artemis, the 31-foot gaff-rigged wooden sloop with a distinctive canoe stern began last September at the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway.
As the sun rises, the dark sky takes on hues of pink and gold, casting a magical glow over familiar objects in Vineyard Haven Harbor.
All manner of watercraft were on display Sunday in Sengekontacket Pond for the 25th annual Oar & Paddle Regatta.
The nature writer Hal Borland wrote: "Nearly all these night criers are wing-scratchers. Only an entomologist can list them accurately and completely, for they include both true and false katydids, several varieties of crickets, certain grasshoppers, and lesser-known kin of them all.
Almost 250 walkers and runners of all ages took to the streets of Oak Bluffs on a hot Saturday morning.