November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
November brings cooler weather and the arrival of winter residents, especially waterfowl. Transient migrants continue to be found, including some summer resident species, though they appear in newer numbers.
Once towering, now crumbling, the cliff at Lucy Vincent Beach has inspired artists and photographers throughout the world. Beginning this weekend Featherstone Center for the Arts will showcase artwork featuring the Chilmark beach and its famous cliff in both its present and past formations.
Students in Bill Seabourne's Building Trades vocational class at the regional high school typically build sheds as their final project, but last October, the group was given a much larger challenge: construct an outdoor pavillion, designed by architect Chuck Sullivan, at the YMCA.
The Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group group hosted its second annual Shellfish Extravaganza benefit Saturday night at the Chilmark Community Center featuring fresh oyster shucks for a buck and music by Johnny Joy and the Bluefish. All proceeds benefit the shellfish group programs, which include
Sheep shearing, wool spinning and herding demonstrations were just a few of the activities to draw crowds to the Farm Institute in Edgartown Saturday for Sheepapalooza, a celebration of all things sheep.
While rain kept the usual amount of volunteers away, several families and local organizations showed up to clean up the Island's beaches in honor of Earth Day. Afterwards, the Harbor View Hotel hosted an after party with Flatbread Pizza.
In early April, without any fanfare, the Vineyard lost its only traffic signal.
The sun came out in Chilmark Saturday, and everyone headed to the beach. Including a seal who basked in the warmth.
Fresh off a star-making appearance at the West Tisbury annual town meeting, the set of the West Tisbury School's play takes its rightful place as a backdrop to the young thespians performing You're a Good Man Charlie Brown.
Martha's Vineyard Figure Skating Club celebrates its 25th anniversary with A Skate Down Memory Lane.
Poems, pot, fuel docks and somewhere in the sewers - it was Super Tuesday on Martha's Vineyard. West Tisbury, Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Tisbury voters participate in democracy at their annual town meetings.
On Palm Sunday, Vineyard Gardens and Heather Gardens welcomed visitors with open houses full of spring colors and sweet treats.
Whether at the beach in Edgartown, the rolling hills of Aquinnah or the fields of the agricultural hall in West Tisbury, there were no shortage of Easter eggs hidden throughout the Island Sunday morning — and plenty of children dressed in their best searching for them, too.
The famous Flying Horses carousel opened for the its 129th season on Island Saturday. The oldest carousel in the nation, it has been as a national landmark. The horses were originally built on Cony Island in 1884 by Charles Dare and then shipped to the Vineyard.
It's a sign of the season, and a tasty one, too.
Once a year, the Trustees of Reservations opens up the 140-acre Squibnocket Point Reservation for a guided walk, part of the Saving Special Places winter walking series. Led by Trustees Island educator Molly Peach, a group of about 20 people toured the two mile scenic shoreline.
Edgartown School sixth-grader Alexis Condon won the regional spelling bee on Friday after correctly spelling the word "lithe" to beat out the reamining competitors.