July Caption Contest Winners
First Place: Susan Gale Wickes “Just toss it, buddy. I prefer delivery to pick-up.”
Second Place: Eric Simkin“This better be tasty. I know where your car is.”
Third Place: Pamela Watson “This here, son, is called the Seagull It Diet. They see food, it goes down their gullet.”
Paul Karasik
Each of the properties in this issue highlights different styles, settings, architects, and artisans, yet they share a common bond: they remind us of the quiet magic of an Island home.
Vanessa Czarnecki
Nothing feels as good as an adventure. Except a return back home.
Shelley Christiansen
A few years back, on a wind-whipped January day, a longtime seasonal resident stopped by the magazine office in Edgartown. She had summered on the Island for most of her life but had never visited in the off-season. She didnʼt like what she saw.
Vanessa Czarnecki
A house in Menemsha is a beacon through the generations.
Joani LaMachia
My husband and I planted a garden this spring, just as we have every year. But life circumstances and the local wildlife got in the way.
Vanessa Czarnecki



