Saigon was falling, disco was rising, and Jaws had only a few months earlier scared (almost) everyone out of the water.

Sure, other Islanders may have built bigger vessels. But no one built a bigger fleet than Van Ryper of Vineyard Haven.

A. Bowdoin Van Riper

They don’t have federal recognition. They don’t have land. But the Chappaquiddick Tribe of the Wampanoag Indian Nation has not disappeared into the mists of time.

John H. Kennedy

Excerpted from an article by Francis Endicott that appeared in the 1881 edition of Scribner’s magazine.

Francis Endicott

With lobster tails for bait, is it any wonder the monster bass went nuts?

Kib Bramhall

What's the history behind Eastville? Who was part of the Edgartown Mining Company? And who were Ray Ellis and Epenow?

Two years after the Mills Brothers Three Ring Circus made its first appearance on the Vineyard, the company returned for an encore performance.

Or: How to Read the Gay Head Cliffs.

Peter Brannen

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