Memorial Wharf joins the Edgartown Yacht Club and the Vose family boathouse as Edgartown looks to preserve historic harborfront buildings in wake of climate change.

For the first time since 1960 a Hy-Line ferry docked in Edgartown on Tuesday morning, part of a test run for Christmas in Edgartown plans to see if the vessel could dock at Memorial Wharf.

The Edgartown selectmen approved a $249,900 bid for the project this week. The low bidder was Trademark Services LLC of Vineyard Haven.

Upcoming repairs to Memorial Wharf will likely be less extensive and far cheaper than previously thought, Edgartown selectmen learned this week.

As it has every Tuesday for the last three summers, the Dock Dance Band had brought the wharf alive with Islanders and tourists, dancing and celebrating under the glow of the moon and a few fluorescent lights.