Island fisherpeople make plans to find fish as The Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby enters its final week.
Photography
It's not just pumpkins that are turning the streets of Vineyard Haven the official color of the season.
October 25, 2012
Breeds of all types enjoy a romp at the Trade Winds preserve in Oak Bluffs.
October 25, 2012
A look at the year-round staples of the Menemsha harbor and fishing port.
October 24, 2012
The stories of Vineyard cemetery inhabitants — Pooles, Allens and Mayhews, war veterans, and the unknown lying under unmarked stones — are sad and heroic, uneventful and romantic. To walk among the graves is to walk through history.
October 24, 2012
Scarecrows are popping up in front of storefronts this week, part of the Martha's Vineyard Public Charter School's annual Island-wide contest.
October 23, 2012
The Moshup Trail area has long been identified as a place of special importance.
October 23, 2012
The winter farmers' market opened for the season Saturday at the agricultural hall in West Tisbury. The market will continue every other Saturday through the last week of December.
October 22, 2012
High school students donned their finest Saturday night for the annual homecoming dance.
October 16, 2012
After weeks of competition it was time to dole out prizes — including top wins, a new truck and a boat.
October 15, 2012
Islanders took to the streets Sunday to raise money for the fight against local and international hunger.
October 15, 2012
Scenes (and signs) from the working waterfront of the Island's year-round port.
October 15, 2012
The popular Edgartown farm celebrated the fall harvest season with hay rides, a carving competition and children's games.
October 15, 2012
Photographed sometime between the summers of 1935 and 1938, these scenes are the oldest known moving images of Island men swordfishing by harpoon.
October 15, 2012
Though the crowds are gone, the intricate, colorful beauty remains.
October 12, 2012
Wide-open fields are punctuated by livestock in the cool autumn months.
October 11, 2012
Low-lying Edgartown has always been defined goegraphically by its bodies of water. From salt, to brackish, to fresh, water permeates Edgartown's every facet.
October 9, 2012