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From the Front Page Cut from above: aerial view of opening
at Tisbury Great Pond last week.
Feature Story
Saving the Last Wooden Whale Ship
She is the only one left.
The Charles W. Morgan is the last surviving wooden whale ship, and while she has rested at a shipyard in Mystic, Conn. since 1941, her Vineyard ties are long and as intricate as a clove hitch knot.
The Charles W. Morgan is the last surviving wooden whale ship, and while she has rested at a shipyard in Mystic, Conn. since 1941, her Vineyard ties are long and as intricate as a clove hitch knot.
» Full Story by Mark Lovewell
Vineyard WeekFriday, August 29, 2008
Ghosts of Oak Bluffs Tour
Ghosts of Oak Bluffs Tour with Haunted Island author Holly Nadler begins at 8 p.m. outside The Secret Garden on Circuit avenue. Cost is $10 or $5 for kids 8 and under; babies free. No reservations required. For details, call 508-687-9239.
The Othello Project
The Othello Project: dance works from members of the Limon Dance Company set to opera begins at 8 p.m. at The Yard off Middle Road in Chilmark. Dessert reception to follow. Tickets are $100 premium; $50 general admission; $25 seniors and under-30. For details, call 508-645-9662.
Theatre: The Diary of Adam and Eve
Theatre: The Diary of Adam and Eve, a new play based on the Mark Twain classic, is at 8 p.m. at the Vineyard Playhouse. For details or advance tickets, call 508-696-6300.
Music: Flying Elbows Fiddle Band
Music: Flying Elbows Fiddle Band play at 8 p.m. at the Katharine Cornell Theatre on Spring street in Vineyard Haven. Admission is $10 at the door, free for kids under 12.
Music: Rootz Underground
Music: Rootz Underground play the last big reggae show of the summer at Outerland at the Martha's Vineyard Airport for ages 21 plus. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. For details, call 508-693-1137.
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Great Pond Algae Bloom Cause for Serious Study
Experts are mystified by the bloom of an unknown type of algae this summer on the Edgartown Great Pond that has covered acres of the pond’s surface, choking out light to eelgrass beds and then sinking onto shellfish beds...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
Beans in a Jar, MVC Convenes to Begin Key Talks for FutureWhen it comes to divining the will of the people, it is hard to think of anything simpler than the latest method employed by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for gathering opinions on future development on the Island...
By MIKE SECCOMBE -
Wind Turbines: Popular and Unregulated
With so much attention focused on global warming and surging gas prices, interest in windmills is now at an all-time high across the nation — and also here on the Vineyard...
By JIM HICKEY -
Main Street Vineyard Haven Still Adjusting Following Fire
The Vineyard Haven July 4 fire gutted Main street’s center of commerce in a few hours, destroying Café Moxie and decommissioning the Bunch of Grapes bookstore on the traditional start date of the summer retail rush...
By SAM BUNGEY -
Shotgun Success for Wedding Industry: Smaller But Still SwishIsland visitors and residents may have cut back on many extravagances as the economy slowed this summer season, but weddings were not on the list...
By JULIA RAPPAPORT -
Seals Rebound In Waters Here, Scientists Agree
An abundant food supply, safe habitat and management protection that began years ago has contributed to the resurgence of seals in Island waters.
Gray and harbor seals are back. Though marine experts at the federal level don’t have actual numbers, there have been many reports this summer of seals around the Island. In short, not all bathers at the beach are humans...
By MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
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