Gay Head Cliffs

2020

February 27, 2020

Dredging and More: Public Works Projects Abound on Island

Will Sennott
Dredging
Community Preservation Act
Gay Head Cliffs
Menemsha
North Bluff coastal bank

From massive dredging and beach renourishment in Oak Bluffs and Edgartown to renovations at the Gay Head Cliffs overlook, a number of public works improvement projects are under way around the Island this winter.

2019

November 19, 2019

Makeover Begins for Area Around Gay Head Cliffs

Noah Asimow
Gay Head Cliffs
This fall and winter, Aquinnah will undertake a nearly $220,000 improvement project at the Gay Head Cliffs, a designated national landmark with one of the most stunning views on the Island.

2015

June 4, 2015

At Gay Head Cliffs, Ancient Glacial Story Retold

Alex Elvin
Gay Head Cliffs
Excavation around the Gay Head Light has revealed never before seen geologic layers that may shed light on how and when the landscape was created.
May 28, 2015

Day One for Gay Head Light Move: 1856 Brick Tower Travels 52 Feet

Alex Elvin
Gay Head Light
Gay Head Cliffs
Just before noon on Thursday the Gay Head Light departed the spot where it has stood for 159 years. The Island's oldest lighthouse headed for its new home about 175 feet from the eroding Gay Head cliffs.

2014

November 24, 2014

Cold Winds, Warm Memories at Gay Head Guided Walk

Alison L. Mead
Gay Head Cliffs
Vineyard Conservation Society
Cold winds deterred some but not all as VCS led a guided walk at the Gay Head Cliffs on Saturday. The location was significant as VCS celebrates it’s 50th anniversary this year, and was instrumental in creating national landmark status for the cliffs in 1965.

2013

July 18, 2013

Trapped Groundwater Hastens Erosion at Gay Head Cliffs

Remy Tumin
Erosion
Gay Head Cliffs
Climate change

As rapid erosion continues to threaten the Gay Head Light, a possible solution emerged this week to help mitigate the situation as the town embarks on a complicated, longer-term project to move the lighthouse.

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