Get away with it!

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How do I love getting to thee Martha’s Vineyard? Let me count the ways… While photographing two of our houses in Vineyard Haven today I saw a huge Schooner passing by East Chop lighthouse and a little plane overhead and as usual, the Island Home plowing along. On such a pretty day it reminded me [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Breathtaking Chilmark Contemporary

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What better way to enjoy your Martha’s Vineyard vacation than in this newly constructed Chilmark home!  Situated high up from the water this home offers breathtaking views of the North Shore. This retreat offers all the privacy and amenities necessary to relax and enjoy your summer getaway! This gorgeous home offers six bedrooms and six [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Chilmark Escape

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Enjoy all the peace and tranquility that this up-island retreat hast to offer.  This pristine Chilmark cape will provide you with all the privacy and amenities necessary to enjoy your Vineyard getaway. Offering 4 Bedrooms and 3.5 baths this house is able to accommodate 8 with   dinner seating available  for 10. The easy flow [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rentals: Chilmark Victorian

Chilmark’s south shore offers some of the best the Vineyard has to offer: gorgeous beaches, dazzling sunsets, tantalizing quiet…and grand summer houses. This Victorian house sits atop a hill, offering 270-degree views over meadows, ponds and ocean. With access to both Menemsha Pond and private Hancock Beach, this house that sleeps 10 and feeds 12, [...]

Obama arrives on Martha’s Vineyard

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Whether you like him or not, it’s pretty darn exciting to have the President of the United States staying just down the road this week. The ‘summer White House’ for 2009 is a private estate in Chilmark, Blue Heron Farm. Yesterday afternoon around 3:00 several helicopters, including Marine One, flew over the island and landed [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Chilmark Contemporary on Abel’s Hill

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This extraordinary and contemporary home is situated on five private wooded acres on North Abel’s Hill adjoining Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation conservation land. Abel’s Hill was named for a member of the Wampanoag Tribe in the early 1700′s and I can only guess that the landscape is just as beautiful, lush and quiet as it was [...]

Chilmark Road Race 2009

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Every year on the second Saturday in August, islanders, summer people and visitors all gather at on Middle Road to make the 5K journey to Beetlebung Corner known as the Chilmark Road Race. It’s anual event that promises hilarity, fun, a nice workout and the experience of the Chilmark and the island community.  The 2009 [...]

Martha’s Vineyard Vacation Rental: Chilmark Waterfront

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If you’re looking for a quiet vacation rental…but you still want to take advantage of the Vineyard and all it has to offer, look no further. This gorgeous Chilmark rental is all about water, up-island and good living. And it’s being offered for a few select weeks in August at a discounted price! Contact me [...]

Finding Bliss: Yoga on Martha’s Vineyard

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Long heralded as a health haven, the Vineyard has fresh air, locally grown food and TONS of yoga. With all we have to offer, you could rent a house and take yoga classes all day creating your very own island yoga retreat! Here’s a sampling of yoga classes, teachers and styles around Martha’s Vineyard. Note: [...]

Martha’s Vineyard’s Nature Walks

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I could decide to write about the many natural gems and places to explore on Martha’s Vineyard every day for a year and not run out of material! Today, I’m picking two of our family’s favorite spots up in Chilmark: Fulling Mill and Squibnocket. Fulling Mill is a fantastic hike through a 46-acre reserve that [...]