Cultural Outpost
Shops and eateries atop the Gay Head Cliffs have been drawing tourists and Vineyarders alike for more than a hundred years. Run by Wampanoags, the shops are part of the tribal culture in Aquinnah.
DAW: At Whippoorwill Farm
This share with which we’re laden downCould fill a truck and feed a town.We’ve learned to cook, preserve, and freeze,And scrounge for bok choy recipes.
Books
The Art of Fast Play: Solving Golf’s Maddening Problem of Slow Play; Godiva; and Alphabet Zooup.
Selling Beauty and Relaxation
Mary Anny Oggioni DeFreitas learned at a young age to make people look and feel beautiful. “My grandmother was a cosmetologist,” Mary says. “She was the one who taught me how to do a manicure.” Mary was born in Iúna in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. She is used to scenic vistas, growing up…
Living on the Links
For the true enthusiast, owning a home alongside an Island golf course can be as exciting as a hole in one.
How it Works: The Job of Harbor Master
If you ask Todd Alexander what it’s like being the Oak Bluffs harbor master, he’ll give you a simple answer: “It’s like being an air traffic controller.”
What’s Happening this Month?
The summer truly comes into swing in July, a month bursting with beach time and barbecues.
Time to Unwind
A gardener’s tale of creating an old-fashioned romantic garden for actors Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson.
Best of the Vineyard 2013
Our readers determine the overall results by voting online.
South Beach
South Beach in Edgartown – a playground of dunes, waves, and crowds – is the beachiest beach on Martha’s Vineyard. The quintessence of Beach.
Mosaics From the Sea
The West Tisbury studio of Frank M. Rapoza is akin to a magical, nautical curiosity shop.
One Last Thing
Sailing Through Life
For ten years, Scott DiBiaso has been the captain of Juno, a sixty-five-foot schooner owned by Robert and Melissa Soros and built by Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven.
From the Editor
From the Editor
On the Fourth of July seven years ago, my life changed.
