Annual Holiday Light Display Brightens Oak Bluff's Ocean Park.
Annual Holiday Light Display Brightens Oak Bluff's Ocean Park.
Dock Dance shows are the place to be, and the mostly young crowd gathers on Tuesday evenings at Memorial Wharf in Edgartown.
The 2023 Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival was a three-day celebration of the written word, from journalism to novels to non-fiction books tackling a wide range of subjects.
To understand the place of August in the arc of the Vineyard year, you need only the simplest of tools. A calendar and a dictionary will do.
Meet the Fleet returned to Dutcher Dock in Menemsha inviting the public to interact with the fishing community, view Coast Guard drills, enjoy friendly competitions, sample seafood, and dance to Island bands. The event was hosted by the Martha's Vineyard Fishermen's Preservation Trust.
The arrival of the Blue Origin space capsule came via ferry, and then transported to Dennis P. Alley (Waban) Park in Oak Bluffs.
Now, as the midpoint of summer rushes toward us, it is apparent that the days are drawing in. Dawn is more grudging with its earliest light, and evening shadows grow long before we are quite ready for darkness to come.
July is prime season for shorebirds and summer residents. It is also the season for baby birds, and adult birds are busy bringing food to their young. Southbound migrants are also starting to appear.
The season grows with summer activities scheduled for everywhere and seemingly at once. The trick on the Vineyard at this time of year is to slow down enough to enjoy some of what the Island offers in summer. You cannot explore everything. But the fun is trying to.
Over the weekend, the Portugese-American Club hosted its annual Holy Ghost Festival. The parade and feast are favorites of Islanders of all backgrounds for their traditionals, great food, and plenty of entertainment for everyone.
Light music played along Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs on Saturday evening as the first arts district stroll of the season invited art lovers to slow down and enjoy the work of different artists and galleries located on the short stretch of road.
More than 16 catboats participated in the Catboat Rendezvous in the procession of sail — from the Katama Narrows, by Memorial Wharf and out to Edgartown Outer Harbor.
Dense fog blankets Island shorelines and fields every morning and later in the evening, softening edges on the Vineyard and captivating photographers with its ethereal beauty.
“Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in,” wrote Thoreau. “I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. Its thin current slides away, but eternity remains.” Island summer, in its very evanescence, is a glimpse of eternity.
The Edgartown Village Market debuted Tuesday in the lower garden of the Dr. Daniel Fisher House, featuring about a dozen vendors selling food and beverages, produce, flowers and goods from local artisans.
As the Edgartown Regatta nears, sailboats fill the inner and outter harbor. Water between Chappaquiddick Point and Memorial Wharf boils as boats pass back and forth. A crowd stood on the top of Memorial Wharf to watch the show as 420s, Optis and Wiannos catch the wind.
The Tisbury Street Fair is an annual summer celebration, crowded and casual, that brings everyone together in leisurely bliss. But it marks a moment in history as well, for it was on July 8 in 1671 that Tisbury was allowed to incorporate.