Josh Kegan and Enrica Rossi’s boat the S/V Lúthien appeared on the horizon of Menemsha Harbor on Saturday morning for the first time in a year. The couple had set off last May to sail the Atlantic circuit — leaving from Menemsha and heading to the Azores, then down to the Canary Islands and back by way of the Caribbean.
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After spending seven days at Tisbury Wharf, the whaling ship Charles W. Morgan left Vineyard Haven harbor Wednesday morning, bound for New Bedford. Onlookers gathered at Tisbury Wharf and West Chop to get a glimpse of the last wooden whaling ship as she left Vineyard waters.
June 25, 2014
The Little League season came to an end Saturday with the championship games. In the major leagues, the Red Sox defeated the Cubs 10-0 to take home the title.
June 23, 2014
This weekend the crowds of people heading to Tisbury Wharf to visit the Charles W. Morgan seemed as big as the historic whaleship they had come to see. The visitors were greeted by a man with a violin and a ukulele who sang and told stories.
June 23, 2014
June 21, 2014
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