Animal Attraction
Why do so many artists include animals in their work? We explored the topic with six Island artists.
How I Got Here: Harold Hill
His working years were spent in youth services, and as a policeman, store owner, and bailiff; now that he’s retired, he’s gone back to a craft he learned as a child: wood burning, which he paints over to create colorful landscapes and more.
Oh, Shenandoah!
A trip aboard one of the Black Dog Tall Ships introduces fifth graders to a bit of history, communal living, and the waters surrounding the island they call home.
How Green is Martha’s Vineyard?
A look at six key areas on the Island: sustainability, energy, refuse and recycling, water, land conservation, and education.
Greening Up your Home
Some tips and products to make your household a little more eco-friendly
Keeper of a Sanctuary
Suzan Bellincampi grew up in the suburbs of New Jersey, but she’s become a well-known Vineyarder in recent years for her environmental work. Currently, as the director of the Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary in Edgartown, Suzan helps adults and children alike connect with nature through educational programs, camps, and festivals.
Spring Gardening: A Wardrobe Challenge
I’m not much of a gardener. Don’t know the practical difference between a shovel and a spade.
How it Works: Finding an Arrowhead
Just look down.
Making Farming Work
Krishana Collins didn’t grow up within the longtime tradition of farming on the Island, but this young farmer has built a successful business with a couple of acres, a spot at the West Tisbury Farmer’s Market, orders from high-end restaurants – and a lot of hard work and support from Mother Nature.
The Lost Century
A gap in his knowledge of pre-Mayflower America led Tony Horwitz, the bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist who lives in Vineyard Haven, to write a new history and travel book A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World.
A Scentimental Journey
Researcher Luanne Johnson began studying skunks to see if they were a threat to shorebirds, and ended up finding them a fascinating subject in their own right.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who Has the Greenest Lawn of Them All?
The grass is greener in front of everyone else’s house.
Where Have All the Hippies Gone?
The hippie invasion on the Vineyard in the sixties and seventies not only affected the culture of that day, but continues to influence the Island.
The Workshop Gallery
Just When You Thought it was Safe to Hope for a Parade
The dork on the sailboat in Jaws 2 wants his own Jaws Fest.
