Virginia (Ginny) Jones, whose roots in West Tisbury were as strong and deep as her love for the town and for a way of life on the Vineyard she feared was disappearing, died on Nov. 13. She was 82.
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway
2024
June 16, 2024
A few weeks ago, in the parking lot at the Tisbury Wharf Company on Beach Road in Vineyard Haven, Ishmael, the 41-foot schooner, rested out of the water on blocks.
June 13, 2024
Vineyard Lands for Our Community, a fledgling nonprofit, filed plans this week with the Tisbury conservation commission for a sweeping new development, kicking off a lengthy permitting process for the multi-million dollar project.
April 28, 2024
Beside the winch shed, in front of the parking lot at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven, the boatyard stores its blocking.
2023
June 14, 2023
More than 80 people gathered at Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven Saturday for the launch of Nat Benjamin’s 100th design, a custom 26-foot, gaff-rigged sloop called Marta.
March 9, 2023
At the head of Vineyard Haven harbor, Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway is still building wooden boats.
