Why is this Woman Smiling: Queen of the Table
Addiction or passion, Ping-Pong or table tennis – call it what you want, but Alina Wen, forty-eight, has emerged as the Island’s toughest female competitor and a fierce challenger to anyone wielding a paddle.
DAW: Vineyard Instinct
When winter comes and nature calls,We go off-Island to the malls,Obeying some primeval urgeTo browse department stores and splurge.
30 Years From the MVM Vault: The Mother of Them All
“It’s strange, trying to talk about raising one’s children…”
The Nadler Effect: Let the Winter Games Begin
Vacation tide has long rolled out. Tourists have evaporated into thin air and been replaced with thin ice. Welcome to the trenches.
Notes from the Tackle Room: Poucha Pond
Lying at the southern end of Chappaquiddick’s inland waterway, Poucha was historically a freshwater pond, sealed by a dike that included sluiceways and a herring run.
Is the Future On a Half Shell?
Early in the morning on Katama Bay, a rosy sunrise lights the sky above Chappaquiddick as cormorants and seagulls loiter on docks and anchored boats bob on lapping waves. The Island is still mostly quiet, but at the town landing parking lot, truck after truck pulls in and gear is unloaded, waders pulled on, boats…
Island Classic: Fleece
As any Islander who works or plays outdoors can attest, the trick to staying comfortable in the off-season often involves the practice of layering.
Winter is Coming
Our photographer Elizabeth Cecil turns her lens on a memorable season.
Thing of Beauty: Local Bowl!
Ceramic artist Leslie Freeman is always on the go – and that’s just the way she likes it.
Vineyard Lit 101: Love is in the Air
Alexandra Coutts new young adult novel and Susan Branch’s new book.
Wild Thing: Oysters
It’s a strange twist of fate that oysters, often described as nature’s aphrodisiacs, are such funny-looking things.
Simon Hickman is in the House
Simon Hickman’s massive and fantastical sculptures start as dead wood yearning to be free.
Homeless in Paradise
No one knows exactly how many Islanders will sleep in cars or tents this winter, but it’s more than you think. And it’s not always who you would expect.
From Here to Haiti
The schooner Charlotte delivers a cargo of supplies and hope.
They Were There
In 1945 the most devastating war in history finally came to a close. Seven decades later, a handful of heroic Islanders still remember exactly where they were when they heard the news.
I’ll Meet You at the Bar
Once upon a time in old Manhattan, there was a place where Islanders could raise a glass or two and feel right at home. Sort of.
Karasik Cartoon
Encyclopedia Vineyardia
Encyclopedia Vineyardia: T
The Tisbury Manor, Tom the turkey, and Herbert Tucker.
From the Editor
From the Editor
This issue marks the end of our thirtieth year in publication.
The Look
The Look, 1947
When a West Tisbury Grange meeting fell on St. Patrick’s Day, the only logical move was to celebrate.
