Modern technology is key to understanding the mysteries and science of sharks, says marine biologist Greg Skomal, the Discovery Channel’s “shark guy” and one of the world’s leading shark experts, who talked to us at his office in Oak Bluffs before leaving for Saudi Arabia this spring to tag sharks.
By Jim Miller
In celebration of our twenty-fifth anniversary, we continue to revisit profiles and stories from past issues of the magazine. Here are three more icons of the Vineyard.
By Karla Araujo, Nicki Miller, & Nancy Tutko
In 2007, Martha’s Vineyard Magazine began an annual Island Weddings & Celebrations publication, which has been indispensable for many a bride and groom. We look back to the first issue with this delightful essay by a wedding guest who saw more than he bargained for.
By Pete Cummin
The founding publisher and editor of Martha’s Vineyard Magazine, William E. Marks, invited Walter Cronkite to write a personal essay for the premier issue in summer 1985.
By Walter Cronkite
Our first note of thanks must go to you, dear readers. Without our subscribers and all who buy the magazine on newsstands or read it in doctors’ offices, libraries, businesses, or as hand-me-downs, there’s no way we could have reached this twenty-five-year milestone.
By Nicki Miller
How the fisheries have shifted focus over the past twenty-five years.
By Mike Seccombe
Some things have changed and some have stayed the same since 1987, when the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) became federally recognized.
By June Manning
We reprint, retell, and update some profiles and stories that have run in past issues of the magazine.
By Karla Araujo, Linda Black, & Nicki Miller
From swimsuit editions to dancers-as-models, from fashion retailers to jewelry designers.
By Linda Black
A Gannon & Benjamin schooner launched in 2001 is the focus of a new art book.
By Tom Dunlop
In the spirit of our anniversary issue, I was looking back over the years and realized I’ve written close to forty How It Works columns since 2004.
By Geoff Currier
