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Enjoy the Show

September 29, 2022

There is nothing like nature showing off: wild waves, crazy cloud formations, yellow goldenrod and purple aster swaying in a roadside field. From the treetops a cacophonous burst of birds taking off in unison, on the pond a pair of swans and three cygnets gliding towards sunset. The show is free, the hours are friendly […]

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A Fall Reprieve

September 22, 2022

Today is the first day of fall, at least officially: The autumn equinox occurs at 9:03 p.m. But though the first pumpkins and local apples are popping up at Island farm stands, the Vineyard gets a languorous reprieve from the change of seasons. Rather than tumbling abruptly into fall, we segue gently as the warm […]

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Finding Your Pearl

September 15, 2022

In September, the Vineyard truly is your oyster. Whatever it is you love to do – fish, hike, shop, gather, create, eat, relax — you can pursue with abandon. Who knows where the pearl lies? With a blue sky above you, a gentle breeze behind you, and an open parking spot before you, the possibilities […]

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Talk of the Town

September 8, 2022

With the start of the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby set to begin at 12:01 on Sunday morning, suddenly tide tables and weather forecasts are the talk of the town (all six towns, in fact). The Harvest moon is full on Saturday night, too. Whether or not you’re fishing – or planning to fly a kite in […]

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Jewel in the Crown

September 1, 2022

Down-shifting into September, we’re grateful for a degree of stillness, for a few empty parking spaces, for ripening beach plums, for that chance to take an after-work swim or an early morning hike. September, with its brash blue skies, firey red tomatoes and luminous fields of goldenrod and Queen Anne’s lace, is the jewel in […]

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Stretching Summer

August 25, 2022

Just like that, the big week — the Fair, the Fireworks, Illumination Night — is over. Between now and Labor Day lies a sweet spot, a week of August to claim as you like — to paddle a kayak, visit an art show, head to the drive-in (Jurassic Park!), take a meadow wagon ride or tour Polly Hill. […]

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Ticket to Ride

August 18, 2022

This week will make your head spin, even if you’re not hopping on the gravitron at the Fair, which opens this morning at 10 a.m. A dazzling line-up of performances, comedy, exhibits and events, including Friday night’s Oak Bluffs Fireworks, makes it hard to choose what to do and where to be when. Take a look at some highlights below, […]

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The Big Week

August 11, 2022

Hold on to your hats, here comes The Big Week. But before you surrender to the (joyful) madness of Grand Illumination Night, The Martha’s Vineyard Agricultural Fair, and the Oak Bluffs Fireworks, take advantage of the shows, speakers and classes crowding the weekend calendar (find highlights below). If the kids are excited about next week, […]

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