We know this season in our bones. In the days around The first snowfall stripped down those few leaves that were left as a valiant but futile rear-guard on the gray branches of trees, and winter coats came out to stay. Beaches are lonely and wind-pierced places.
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So far this year, the weather's never quite hit its stride. Heaviness and fog. Humidity and mist. Cool drizzly mornings yielding to a sultry sun. We have been the sideline spectators to anomalies of weather that have made this in no way a typical summer.
July 14, 2019
No finer setting could be arranged by nature than water, wind and weather enjoyed to its fullest by children learning to sail. Beginning with Optis, and moving up to 420's, and graduating to day sailors – it's sporting in full summer splendor.
July 11, 2019
Celebrating the birth of Tisbury and the start of another Vineyard summer at the Tisbury Street Fair.
July 9, 2019
Dukes County Avenue Art District galleries and neighboring galleries opened their doors for an evening of art, socializing and entertainment. The Arts District Stroll is a summer staple in the art scene.
July 8, 2019
For the many who worry about the weather in the summer ahead, The Old Farmer's Almanac provides a hopeful forecast for people attracted to the beach and the rolling surf and the cool spray at the water's edge.
July 7, 2019
The Island needs no calendar to mark this stop along the way into summer. Our journey in the seasonal fast lane begins and it truly is summertime on the Vineyard.
July 5, 2019
It's become a popular annual tradition: the pressman hats handed out by the Gazette during the Fourth of July parade.
July 5, 2019
It's been called the best little parade in America, and Edgartown lived up to the hype.
July 4, 2019
The small parade which begins on Old South Road and ends on Philbin Beach is all about the kids.
July 4, 2019
More than 150 children and their families walked, biked, or got a ride Thursday morning during the 22nd annual Fourth of July Children's Parade in the Camp Ground.
July 4, 2019
The sun rises over Chappaquiddick and regulars make their way down to the bottom of Main street and belly up to the counter at the Dock Street Coffee Shop.
July 4, 2019
The morning sun rose over Nantucket Sound as 62 Polar Bears gathered in a friendship circle.
July 4, 2019
This is the week for flags – hundreds of them, fluttering from porches and front doors and fantails and farm gates.
July 2, 2019
Gallery openings for the last weekend of June were made more interesting as the clouds opened up and rain teemed down beforehand.
July 1, 2019
As part of the Yard's Pride, Not Prejudice week, the annual dance party was held at Noman's in Oak Bluffs.
July 1, 2019
We take pride, here on Martha's Vineyard, in being a place apart.
June 27, 2019