Greenland style kayak master Chick Stapleton has paddled the seven seas, but there’s nothing quite like spreading the magic in her hometown.

James Dinneen

With (another) new book out and a recent James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, not even seventy-five days in quarantine can slow her down.

Alexandra Bullen Coutts

The iconic Edgartown harbor master has had just about every job on the water a person can have. But he’s not about to hang up his foul weather gear.

Brad Woodger

The new coronavirus made it seem like the world had stopped. But both on Island and off, those who care about the Vineyard community did not stand idly by.

Mary Breslauer

One man’s quest to find out more about an African American whaling captain from Martha’s Vineyard ended up uncovering a long-lost history of America’s first meritocracy.

Will Sennott

Meet the Chilmarker behind the curtain at what may well be the most contentious political convention in a generation.

Dr. Daniel Fisher, the most successful whaler of them all, never went to sea.

A. Bowdoin Van Riper

Daniel Cooney’s The Tommy Gun Dolls are getting ready for their second act.

James Dinneen

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