When I was seven years old, my parents thought it wise to send their only child to eight weeks of summer camp, to know life in close company with...
Hitchhiking was once a preferred mode of transportation on Martha’s Vineyard.
From the August 22, 1975 edition of the Vineyard Gazette: Alice D. Methewson doesn't remember when there were horse races on Whiting's field during...
100 million years from here / Two galaxies collide. / 10 million light years from here / two solar systems unite.
The Vineyard Haven waterfront lost one of its most valued advocates when Jim Lobdell passed away two weeks ago.
From the August 20, 1926 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
Your annual coverage of the Chilmark Road Race is one of the summer's highlights.
I look forward to the Agricultural Fair each year, from the first sighting of the carnival rides arriving to the women’s skillet throw on Sunday.
We just returned from 51 glorious days on-Island, including several when it didn't even rain.
From the April 24, 1959 edition of the Vineyard Gazette:
For the second consecutive season the anglers were blessed with favorable weather on the opening day of the trout season, which was Saturday. Island anglers were abroad in force, complaining only that the weather was a trifle on the raw side, what with a southeast wind breezing, but otherwise perfect. A temperature not too low, and moderately overcast skies, are appreciated by early trout fishermen.
