The spring migration is in full force in April as summer visitors come north while winter residents depart. Osprey, greater yellowlegs, piping plovers and double-crested cormorants arrive with southerly winds.
Photography
Pictures are not only worth a thousand words, they tell the visual story of a year on the Island.
December 31, 2024
Annual Hanukkah celebrations held by The MV Hebrew Center and Chabad on The Vineyard bring holiday light and cheer to the Island community.
December 31, 2024
It is once again time for the Christmas Bird Count, the annual check-in by avian admirers to see which way the wind is blowing for our feathered friends.
December 30, 2024
The hope for the year ahead is heard once again in the old and comfortable greeting called out to friends and strangers alike: “We wish you a Happy New Year.” There are no better words for the beginning of a new year, always with the accompanying sentiments of peace and joy and prosperity for all
December 29, 2024
Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
December 23, 2024
Someone wrote to the Gazette not so long ago with a few observations about this time of year, thoughts as appropriate today as they were when they were first published:
December 22, 2024
As Islanders rushed about picking up gifts, dropping packages off, and readying for holiday parties, the first snowfall of the season began falling late Friday afternoon. It wasn't a lot, but just enough to give hope for a white Christmas.
December 21, 2024
Annual Holiday Light Display Brightens Oak Bluff's Ocean Park.
December 19, 2024
The RISE Vineyard Performing Arts hosted its 15th annual holiday show Season’s Greetings: A Holiday Dance Celebration on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Performances were held at the Performing Arts Center (PAC).
December 18, 2024
This weekend Christmas in Edgartown arrives once again, celebrating a time when locals and visitors delight from morning until each merry night.
December 14, 2024
In towns and fields, early mornings or the twinkle of twilight, on dusky dirt paths or well-heeled roads, the journey unfolds, one day at a time.
December 10, 2024
Nearly two dozen vendors, many of them Wampanoag artists and artisans, set up booths for the fifth annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair. Wampum jewelry, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend as the holiday season shifted to Aquinnah.
December 8, 2024
The Island is full of bright light and spirit, and everywhere on the Vineyard the message is the same. The holiday season of Christmas on the Vineyard begins. Travel the brightly decorated main streets of our villages and you will find the rhythm of Island life changing.
December 8, 2024
After a long hiatus, the Festival of Wreaths returns to the Federated Church in Edgartown on Thursday. Handmade wreaths will be sold to benefit the Federated Church pastor's discretionary fund.
December 5, 2024
This year’s holiday gift show at Featherstone Center for the Arts is its largest ever, with 120 artists participating in the annual event.
December 4, 2024
Musicians and friends bid farewell to Geordie Gude Sunday, playing for hours at the Portuguese American Club in Oak Bluffs.
December 3, 2024