Pilot gigs, open-sea rowing boats, date back to the late seventeenth century. They measure thirty-two feet long with a beam just under five feet, oars up to thirteen feet long, and seating for a team of six.
By C.K. Wolfson
A venerable Island leader with a longtime construction business, John Early talks about life on the Vineyard, how affordable housing here should change, and lessons he learned in the Peace Corps.
By Rachel Orr
The Island’s regional high school engages about half its students every year in a wide range of art, design, and technology courses. That’s twice the national average.
By Brooks Robards
This magazine is dedicated to people’s passions.
By Nicki Miller
The maple grieves her scarlet leaves;The woods seem bleak and dead,Till hunters dressed in hat and vestContribute DayGlo red.
By D.A.W.