No skulduggery here – Halloween on the Island really is a treat this year. A frightful number of spooky events spanning three ghastly days mean you will have to pick your poison – or your passion. Tiny trick-or-treaters and adult-size zombies alike will find a simmering witch’s brew of options, from costume contests to horror […]
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Heard on the street: “October is crushing it!” We couldn’t agree more. In our humble opinion, October is the loveliest month on the Vineyard. And the third week in October? Particularly sweet. Sidewalks are carpeted with colorful leaves, farmstands are overflowing with pumpkins and the afternoon light filtering through oaks and pines is mesmerizing. To […]
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Consider this your unofficial invitation to the dance. In other words, get festive – it’s a gloriously long holiday weekend filled with music, art, food, crafts and more, capped off on Monday afternoon by an Indigenous Peoples Day 2022 event hosted by Sassafras Earth Education at Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary at 4 p.m. Pack your weekend with […]
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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