The sunset on Sunday just passed attracted a huge crowd to the Menemsha Beach — many who will no doubt enjoy parking at the off-site location on Tabor House Road after August 1.

Chilmark has lots of visitors; families and weekenders gathering for swimming at our beaches, checking out all the activities planned, and, of course, our spectacular sunsets.

Chilmark joins the rest of the Island in sending condolences to the family of Alexandro Garcia of Springfield, who died last Wednesday in a moped accident in our town.

Chilmark is anticipating the usual wonderful Fourth of July weekend and hoping that the fine weather of this week past will continue through the holiday.

Chilmark joins all those who very much enjoyed having the restored whaler Charles W. Morgan brought to Vineyard Haven. It is a beautiful restoration and those involved were rightly proud of their work and enjoyed sharing with us.

Chilmark, please excuse the missing column last week and we will try to catch up this week. Every now and again, the computer age moves on without me. We are hoping for better this week.

Chilmark is enjoying the arrival of many of our seasonal friends and neighbors. The lights are going on all over town!

Memorial Day was marked with proper solemnity by the Chilmark School students who took flowers to Menemsha and cast them into the harbor in honor of all who have served and died for our country.

Cheers from here for a happy holiday weekend with friends and family and we will all keep in our hearts the memory of those innocents who have fallen to violent acts of all kinds.

Chilmark is enjoying the first real days of spring, just enough to get us thinking of how we can get the chores done and have an hour or so to ourselves to enjoy the various pleasures of such days.