A crowd gathered at the Flying Horses this weekend for the grand reopening to catch a glimpse of the work done during the off-season, and to get a chance at catching the coveted brass ring. The Flying Horses Carousel, which is on the National Historic Landmark registry, is the nation’s oldest platform carousel.
Four of the Flying Horses, all injured in service at their eponymous Oak Bluffs carousel, now sit in the woodworking shop of West Tisbury shipwright Myles Thurlow.
Punctuating a summer of upheaval, the Vineyard Trust announced changes in board leadership, and said it had launched a search for a new executive director.
State and local police are investigating discrepancies in public funding requests submitted by the Vineyard Trust for restoration and maintenance work on two landmark properties.
The Cottage City historic district commission this week took a first look at a plan to demolish and rebuild a dilapidated building that abuts the landmark Flying Horses Carousel.
