Sections

Aye Aye Sir!

One man’s quest to find out more about an African American whaling captain from Martha’s Vineyard ended up uncovering a long-lost history of America’s first meritocracy.

What’s For Lunch?

How coyotes might change the Island.

The Lyme Files

Some Cold War scientists perfected the art of injecting ticks with new diseases. Others released ticks into new areas to study their spread. But is that the end of the story?

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Essays & Humor

From the Editor

Epidemics reach through time. So who knows what we will say of COVID-19 in a decade, let alone in four hundred years.

By Paul Schneider

Wild Things

So Long Blues

Gotta get back to the good old days.

By Nelson Sigelman

Wild Things

Bee Good? Or Bee Bad?

You hate them. Your house hates them. But carpenter bees might just be your garden’s best friend.

By Matt Pelikan

Eating In

The Comfort of Strawberries

Everything’s better with berries.

By Susie Middleton

Essays & Humor

Oxymoron

Corona versus.

By Steve Ewing

Essays & Humor

Are You Shingle Minded?

Have you ever been shingle minded?

By The Joe Keenan Experience