The Flying Horses carousel opened its 150th season on Saturday, and hundreds of kids and parents flocked to the carousel to wait in line, choose a horse, and reach for the coveted brass ring that allows for an extra ride free of charge.
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Demolition began last week and continued through the weekend on plans to raise the historic Edgartown Yacht Club two-feet to combat sea level rise.
September 24, 2018
It does not take the autumn equinox to tell us why the the first swamp maples and elms are turning in Island woodlands.
September 20, 2018
Heading into the second week of the Derby, the word was all about good news, fair weather, and busy weigh-ins.
September 18, 2018
Hundreds of kids and parents rose before dawn Sunday morning to take part in the annual Kids Derby, a featured event of the Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. At first light lines were being cast into the sound off the Oak Bluffs Steamship wharf, and soon after fish were being reeled in.
September 17, 2018
After forty-one years Tivoli Day is an annual end-of-summer celebration of Oak Bluffs. Circuit avenue was a street fair of vendors, shoppers, musicians and more under clear blue September skies.
September 17, 2018
Now we begin September’s song, a time of mixed emotions, a moment when thoughts turn back to memories of summer and forward to the golden days of yet another Island autumn.
September 13, 2018
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) hosted their 14th annual powwow at the Aquinnah Circle this weekend.
September 11, 2018
Towards the end of the Wind Festival in Oak Bluffs, the Ocean Park breezes had picked up. Kids joined with older participants filling the skies with kites.
September 11, 2018
From sea to land, by bicycle and by foot, athletes fanned out around the Vineyard for the fifth annual Vineyard Triathlon.
September 10, 2018
For the first time in years, the Moffett Cup was sailed under a steady breeze, with winds from the northeast nudging 20 knots. A fleet of 32 competitors sailed the course from East Chop to Edgartown, out to the middle of Nantucket Sound, then back to Vineyard Haven harbor.
September 10, 2018
Downtown Oak Bluffs had a distinctly cajun flavor as the ninth annual Best Fest took over in what is now an end of the summer tradition the week after Labor Day. The Extraordinary Rendition Band brought Bourbon street to Circuit avenue and invited everyone to join in on the fun.
September 10, 2018
It's the time of year when everyone want to get the blues – bluefish, that is, along with striped bass, false albacore and bonito.
September 9, 2018
Off Edgartown's outer harbor, Shields brightly colored spinnakers skittered across the water as clouds scudded through gray skies overhead.
September 7, 2018
Every fall, the Vineyard is seized by fish fever as one of the East Coast’s best known saltwater fishing tournaments gets underway.
September 6, 2018
Polling stations were busy Tuesday as Islanders flocked to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2018 primaries.
September 4, 2018
The Manuel F. Correllus State Forest is one of the most underated gems on the Vineyard. Landscapes within the park include grasslands, heathlands, pine barrens and woodlands. Oak and pine are the dominant trees. Many rare species are located here.
September 4, 2018