In my first boat / a small and tender / Swampscott dory / at flood tide / I have sailed by and touched / your base

The annual Ceremony of Remembrance hosted by the Martha's Vineyard Museum takes place Saturday, Sept. 23.

On Saturday afternoon at the Edgartown Lighthouse Children’s Memorial 49 new stones honoring a child’s life were added to the 998 stones encircling the lighthouse.

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum hosts the 21st annual Children’s Memorial Ceremony of Remembrance on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. the Edgartown Lighthouse.

Edgartown Harbor sparkled brilliantly in the sun Saturday afternoon as families gathered for the annual ceremony of remembrance.

The 20th annual Ceremony of Remembrance takes place Saturday, Sept. 18 at the Edgartown Lighthouse.

Streams of visitors bearing white carnations made their way to the Edgartown Lighthouse Saturday morning for the annual ceremony.

A cloudless September sky stretched wide and blue over the Edgartown Lighthouse Saturday afternoon, where more than 150 people gathered for the annual Ceremony of Remembrance.

The Ceremony of Remembrance will be held at the Edgartown Lighthouse on Saturday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m.