These are the darkest days. The sun only starts to climb above the horizon around 7 a.m., rides low across the sky, and already is dipping out of sight as 4 p.m. draws near. Until the winter solstice, still eleven days away, the day will continue to shrink, making daylight seem a brief and precious dream.
Photography
The Tisbury Wharf was a busy place all weekend as visitors lined up to see the Charles W. Morgan, the last remaining wooden whale ship in the world. The Morgan will be open to the public daily until Tuesday.
June 20, 2014
Yesterday was the longest day of the year as Summer Solstice was celebrated on the Island. The Vineyard now turns its attention to beach days, barbecues, fishing adventures and greeting old friends. Enjoy!
June 20, 2014
The trip from Newport to Vineyard Haven aboard the last wooden whaleship began with fog and a building southwest wind. The tugboat Sirius out of Vineyard Haven towed the whaleship into Rhode Island Sound.
June 19, 2014
Crowds on onlookers packed the shorelines along the north shore and Vineyard Haven harbor and cheered the arrival of the Charles W. Morgan with water salutes, tears of joy, and thousands of photographs taken.
June 18, 2014
For the first time in much more than a century, a whaleship is bound for Martha's Vineyard. The whaleship Charles W. Morgan, the last remaining whaleship in the world, left Newport, R.I. at about 8 a.m. Wednesday morning and is en route to the Vineyard. She is expected to arrive at Tisbury Wharf...
June 18, 2014
The MV United girls' U-16 team defeated visiting Fall River 4-0 in the first round of travel soccer playoffs, held Sunday at Veterans Park. The girls played 80 minutes of regulation to a 0-0 draw, but got on the board early in overtime on a Nataljia Lakis score.
June 16, 2014
On Thursday evening, more than 1,000 people packed into tents pitched on the lawn of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House for the stroll. Eighty-five different food and drink vendors set up stations where guests could stop by and fill their dinner plates with samples.
June 16, 2014
June 14, 2014
With their fathers at their side, the boys of summer are playing baseball and the brides of June are helping themselves to a second piece of wedding cake this morning.
June 12, 2014
Smiles, cameras and hugs were abundant as the class of 2014 graduated from the regional high school.
June 8, 2014
The summer season really started today as the West Tisbury Farmers’ Market began its season. Strawberries and asparagus are June's highlights. But the market is more than just a place to buy your gifts from the ground, grown right here on the Island.
June 7, 2014
Wisteria woke me this morning, And there was all June in the garden; I felt them, early, warning Lest I miss any part of the day. – Ann McGough
June 5, 2014
Garden centers and hardware stores were the places to be this weekend as Islanders prettied up their yards and touched up their houses. With sun today, a hike might be just the right idea to enjoy the beautiful weather.
May 30, 2014
Following long-standing tradition, students from Chilmark, Edgartown and Tisbury schools marched to the sea Friday afternoon. Bearing flowers and flags, they walked through their respective towns to toss flowers in the water in honor of Memorial Day.
May 24, 2014
Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial opening of the season and the time is right for dancing in the street. Or at least paddling in a pond or sauntering barefoot along a beach.
May 23, 2014