For 24 years, kayakers, row boats, and now paddle boards and more, have been racing for a good cause at the Oar & Paddle Regatta. Originally started by Island legend Dana Gaines, who loves to kayak and has actually won the regatta 22 times, the Oar & Paddle Regatta is a fundraiser for the Friends of Sengekontacket...

Did you know that Grand Illumination night has been happening for over a century? It began as a way to celebrate the visit of the Governor of Massachusetts to Martha’s Vineyard. Still after all these years, on the third Wednesday in August, the picturesque cottages of the Martha’s Vineyard Campground adorn their porches with Chines...

Sadly, Siren had only one season. After 2015, Siren closed its doors. Now Down Island, a fine dining restaurant, occupies the space. According to Wikipedia, sirens (Greek mythology) “were dangerous yet beautiful creatures, who lured nearby sailors with their enchanting music and voices to shipwreck on the rocky coast of their ...

Year after year, the Possible Dreams Auction raises money and awareness for Martha’s Vineyard Community Services. If you don’t know, this organization helps over 6,000 people on the Island, from Veteran services to mental health services to child programs, to help with addiction and more. It truly is the “Island’s Helping Hand...

There may be no place finer on Martha’s Vineyard to gather with friends and colleagues on a summer evening, than the Chappy Beach Club. Sitting directly on the beachy shoreline of Edgartown Harbor on the Chappy side, the private club is easy to spot from the Edgartown Village side, with its distinctive red, white, and bl...

What a treat, to be in the same room as some of the best known and newest cookbook authors featuring the bounty of Martha’s Vineyard, including Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt, Susie Middleton, Joan Nathan, Chris Fisher, Sarah Waldman, Chris Fischer, and Karen Covey. That’s what Cook the Vineyard offers, a chan...

The Summer is full of events that support our wonderful Island non-profits. Most of the events are geared toward a certain age group, but not the Martha’s Vineyard Preservation Trust Generations Picnic. This event is literally for the generations, from baby to great grandparents. This is a family fun event. On a gor...

Last year, I missed the Martha’s Vineyard Sound – Indie Music Festival, but am determined to not make the same mistake again. So, I thought it would be a good idea to meet with the music festival’s producer, Phil DaRosa to find out more about this event that’s full of local and national musical guests. The Scottish Bakehouse was th...

If you’re like me, you might not have known that Chappy has a golf course, but it does. The Royal and Ancient Chappaquiddick Links actually dates back to 1887. Quite the history, yet it has remained a hidden gem on the little island. Brad Woodger, whose family has owned the course for 120 years, met me at the ferry on th...

Chances are if you’ve been to Oak Bluffs Harbor recently, you’ve noticed a pirate ship. Your eyes are not deceiving you. Indeed the Sea Gypsy X is about to set sail on pirating adventures starting this Saturday, everyday, all Summer long with Pirate Adventures – Martha’s Vineyard. The Sea Gypsy belongs to Dockside owners, Jeremiah ...