In some excerpts from a new children’s chapter book, we meet a family that’s followed by rain clouds. After a storm delays the end of their island vacation, they head back to the city – but in their haste to catch the ferry, they forget one thing.
By Kate Feiffer
Our list will give you insight into the season, from the beauty of nature to the importance of making music. Other items that have made the list – say, pond skating and potlucks – may give you ideas of how to overcome winter doldrums.
Legend has it that in 1816 Henry Hall of Barnstable County cleared the brush from around some native cranberry plants, and as a result, sand from a nearby dune blew onto the plot.
By Geoff Currier
The regulars at this weekly Sunday off-road ride have fun and get a great workout traveling the lesser-known pathways around the Vineyard. But the fellowship and camaraderie are also what keep them coming back week after week.
By Jim Miller
Today I went to my mother’s house and completed the final tasks of closing up for the season: blankets folded into the chest with moth balls, lawn chairs and garbage cans stowed inside, and furniture covered with old sheets.
By Margaret Knight
All winter long you left the hose...
By Dan Waters
A real estate agent once told me of a client who rented a house for a month unseen, made ferry reservations, and drove out to Chilmark, only to discover that his Porsche didn’t have enough clearance to get down his mile-and-a-half dirt driveway. Dirt roads do much to give the Vineyard its rural character, but don’t let their natural appearance fool you – they require more upkeep than Joan Rivers.
By Geoff Currier
To Whole Foods and beyond, Monica Skye Miller has grown a line of beauty care products – with roots on the Vineyard, Costa Rica, and around the globe – into a successful business.
By Mike Seccombe
It turns out that the ferry, in addition to being a place to get a really overpriced pretzel, is also a good spot for birding.
By Geoff Currier
Without the help of his family, the Vineyard golf community, and other advisers, Tony Grillo might never have capitalized on his own drive to win. Now with two state junior championships in the bag, the Islander begins a new chapter at Harvard.
By Jim Kaplan
Steve Ewing – wharf builder, conservationist, family man, poet – tells a story or two about a lifetime on the water, in the city, and on the Vineyard.
By Tom Dunlop
A plethora of older folks are relishing their golden years on the Island, keeping active by working, volunteering, socializing, and doing everything that makes them happy.
By Shelley Christiansen
