Winter avian residents arrive and the occasional rare birds move through the Island in December, as winter begins.
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Quansoo Farm lies on the outwash plain of Chilmark on Tisbury Great Pond. A near-constant wind sculpts the trees and moves the fields of little bluestem.
August 24, 2021
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
August 24, 2021
On Sunday morning, volunteers worked through the wind and rain to clean up the fairgrounds after the Agricultural Fair's fourth day had been canceled due to tropical storm Henri.
August 23, 2021
Rain and wind lashed the Island, as Henri, downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical storm, reached the Vineyard.
August 22, 2021
The realization might follow an overheard remark at approximately this moment each year. "So tell me," they ask, "how was your summer?"
August 22, 2021
The Ag Fair is a chance for both summer friends and Islanders to take a breather from the busy season and spend a moment enjoying a tradition that dates back to the 19th century.
August 21, 2021
As the saying goes, all roads lead to the Ag Fair in August.
August 21, 2021
The sheer uncertainty is a major part of the apprehension. The Vineyard is taking the precautions taught to us by experience. After that, we wait and see.
August 21, 2021
A summer weekend is the perfect time for a sail to Cuttyhunk harbor.
August 17, 2021
The grounds of the 270-year-old Thomas Cooke House have been transformed into a series of gardens reflecting Island history.
August 16, 2021
Defeating a crowd of nearly 1,200 runners and soaring thermometers, Michael Schroeder won the men’s division of the Chilmark Road Race.
August 16, 2021
The Built on Stilts dance festival turned 25 years this summer as it returned to Union Chapel.
August 16, 2021
There’s a sense of urgency to the month of August which June and July cannot claim, because we know summer’s end is coming; September stands in the wings.
August 15, 2021
As the sky off Menemsha Beach begins to turn pink — the first sign of the show — the beach is already packed.
August 10, 2021
On Wednesday, Union Chapel in Oak Bluffs hosted a free dedicatory recital of its recently restored organ, which dates back to 1924.
August 9, 2021
Book lovers gathered under tents at the Martha's Vineyard Museum and at the Chilmark Community Center once again as the Martha’s Vineyard Book Festival Summer Series returned.
August 9, 2021