Smack dab in the middle of the Island are three thriving food and beverage spots: Black Sheep, The Fish House and MV Wine & Spirits. Consider this takeout and picnic central.

No car or bike required: from Main street to Winter street, from South Summer to North Water, you can hop from one Edgartown gallery to the next simply by crossing the street.

For this lifelong golfer, Vineyard courses are the Goldilocks of golf – not too hard, not too easy, just right.

Carrie Tankard and Elaine Weintraub had modest goals when they started the African American Heritage Trail of Martha's Vineyard with four stops. But now they're at 36 - and still counting.