Year in and out, the Vineyard explodes in color in May. As May opens, the world comes alive again. Spring has arrived.
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Lambing season has begun. It is a Vineyard tradition dating back to colonial times when the wool trade flourished in the Northeast.
March 19, 2022
Crews from Oak Bluffs and Tisbury assisted in the restoration of the Richard Madeiras herring run at the Head of Lagoon Pond. They dug out the silt and reset the ladder.
March 19, 2022
It is March and, as expected, the pace of the northward migration has increased.
March 16, 2022
Today is Daylight Saving time. On the Island are first arrivals: the blooming of crocuses and snowdrops.
March 13, 2022
The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank added Quenomica Point to its holdings with the purchase of the 21-acre peninsula on the Edgartown Great Pond.
March 8, 2022
The Vineyard's most peaceful week of the year is drawing to an end. It's the turning point of winter as spring appears on the horizon.
March 6, 2022
Vineyarders expressed support for Ukraine, anger at President Putin and their hope for peace.
March 5, 2022
Island fire departments were on the scene Thursday morning responding to a three-alarm fire at the Ocean View restaurant in Oak Bluffs.
March 3, 2022
This week comes March, with the all promise of the mud season that so often suffices to separate winter from summer on the Island.
February 27, 2022
The Island, in all its variety, is a wonderful place to walk — in the woods and fields, across the beaches, sunrise and sunset. Lisa Vanderhoop grabs her camera and explores her up-Island favorite places, with a keen eye attuned to wildlife and her love, photographing dogs.
February 26, 2022
Resident winter birds are plentiful in February during the stretch between winter and spring, and northbound migrants begin to arrive.
February 24, 2022
Presidents' Day is Monday, and Islanders will celebrate the holiday, albeit quietly: perhaps with a brisk hike at Wasque or Menemsha Hills.
February 20, 2022
After 20 cold, grueling miles through four Island towns, this year’s Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler ended with a distinctively local twist, when a Vineyarder crossed the finish line first.
February 19, 2022
February sits opposite August in our yearly rotation, each the final full month before the equinox.
February 19, 2022
Snow has a way of inviting us to see anew as it opens new vistas, especially in the deep woods, which it seems to open up even as it decks them in white.
February 15, 2022
Island women escaping homelessness have a powerful new ally in the Cottagers, Inc. Nearly 100 members strong, the all-female philanthropic group based in Oak Bluffs is teaming up with the nonprofit Harbor Homes, Inc.
February 15, 2022