Vacation Style: To Connect or Unplug

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Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Style: Second Post in Series Your vacation style may mimic your daily routine or be a departure from it depending on whether or not you want to stay Connected. Staying connected today is easier than ever – With your Smartphone, Tablet, or Laptop you can tap into the internet and live media [...]

Halloween on Martha’s Vineyard

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Whether you’re into spooky stuff or just good old fashioned fun, the Vineyard offers some great Halloween festivities. If you love the thrill of the scary, I highly recommend that you hit Bunch of Grapes bookstore where they have a vast collection of haunted stories about the island. And, for the younger set, they’ll have [...]

The FARM Institute: Corn Maze and Local Food

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Fall means back to school, Halloween, cool nights and, around here, the Corn Maze as one of the best family and kid activities around! If you’ve never been to a corn maze, it’s a very cool. Here’s how it works: Let the corn grow super tall – as in at least 6 or 7 feet. [...]

Waters of the World in Oak Bluffs

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So here we are on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by water and aquatic life…but it’s kind of hard to see! I mean crabs and clams and starfish abound, but what about all of the other life that hangs out in the depths below? Thankfully, the new aquarium in Oak Bluffs (right downtown!) lets us see everything. [...]

For the kids: On the FARM on Martha’s Vineyard

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When most people think of the Vineyard, they think sand, surf and sun. But the agricultural community on the island is truly thriving – from all of the working farms to the farmer’s markets to the community mantra, ‘go local!’ The FARM Institute takes it one step further, combining farming, education, conservation and kids. Their [...]

Martha’s Vineyard’s Kids: Drama, Fun and the Vineyard Playhouse

It’s the little things that make Martha’s Vineyard so spectacular…fried clams on a hot august afternoon, finding the perfect purple clam shell on the beach, the sound of the foghorn in the distance as you fall asleep after a sun-soaked day at the beach. It’s also the ‘little people’ that make our island special – [...]

April Stands for Osprey on Martha’s Vineyard

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Spring, April and the Ospreys are just around the corner – and we’re ready for them. Every year at this time, Felix Neck Sanctuary holds the Osprey Festival. Besides a craft tent, guided walks, live raptor demonstrations and live music, the main stage is really held by the Osprey. Everything at the festival is pointed [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival

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Looking for something really fun to do this weekend? Friday night, March 13th, kicks off the 2009 Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival’s Winter event at the Chilmark Community Center. What could be better than renting a house in Chilmark and taking in as many cool flicks as possible while the March winds blow! Many of the [...]

A Dream Trip for Kids on the Black Dog Tall Ships

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This really is like something out of the Goonies…or Pirates of the Caribbean. But, bottom line, I live in the coolest place ever! Every spring, the 4th and 5th graders at the Chilmark School (and several others!), where my kids spend their days, get to head out for a week-long trip on the Black Dog [...]

Village Spotlight: Edgartown

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Image courtesy of asterix611 Before Martha’s Vineyard was an extraordinary summer vacation destination, it was a whaling industry mecca. And, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Edgartown was the whaling hub. Built around the whaling trade, hundreds of whaling captains constructed beautiful, stately homes in the center of town – along with the picturesque [...]