The annual Best of the Vineyard competition from Martha’s Vineyard Magazine is now underway! With less than two weeks to go, now is the time to vote for your favorite Martha’s Vineyard events, activities, businesses, and more!
Voting is open through April 6th at 11:59 pm EST and to help inspire you and your picks we’re sharing several favorites from our team. So have a read and head on over to the voting website where you must vote in at least 10 categories in order for your votes to be counted. And if you need to change your entries, no worries, you may modify your ballot at any time prior to the end of voting!
Here are the Point B Realty Picks For Best Of The Vineyard 2024
Point B Realty Pick for Best Of The Vineyard 2024 – Best Charity Event, Best Family Activity, MV Teddy Bear Suite
When it comes to the Best Charity Event on Martha’s Vineyard it’s our Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite which raises funds for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club! For the last 13 years, we have worked hard to create this special holiday event and have raised $425,000 for Food Security programs for the Martha’s Vineyard Boys & Girls Club. The money goes to directly support the MV Boys & Girls Club and their transformative afterschool food programs that support hundreds of Island children and families. If this event delights and inspires you we’d love your vote for the Martha’s Vineyard Teddy Bear Suite for Best Charity Event. The Teddy Bear Suite is also nominated in the categories for Best Family Activity and Best Off-Season Event!
Point B Realty Picks for Best of the Vineyard 2024 – Great Outdoors: Best Beach
When it comes to the gorgeous natural landscape that makes Martha’s Vineyard such a special place it’s hard to pick favorites, as everywhere you go feels like the best place you’ve been. Despite the stiff competition here are some of our team’s top picks among the Great Outdoors categories:
Best Beach
Check out our guide to Martha’s Vineyard beaches for extra insight and inspiration.
- Lucy Vincent Beach. This Chilmark gem is a favorite of our Director of Sales Client Services Gerrick Svitzer, Vice President of Operations Win Baker, and Reservations Manager Susan Harman Bass.
- Moshup Beach. A favorite of Real Estate Consultant Carson Crissman, who especially loves it for the fishing.
- Norton Point. One of the only beaches that allow for oversand access is the top pick for Senior Vice President Jennifer B. DaSilva, Real Estate Consultant Erin Hegarty, and Senior Associate Erin Leighton Huckins.
- Lamberts Cove. This beloved West Tisbury beach is a favorite of Senior Real Estate Consultant Valerie Hart and Director of Rental Client Services Andrew Noble.
- Philbin Beach. This Aquinnah Beach offers views of the iconic clay cliffs and is home to great surfing, and is the favorite of Founder, Principal + Managing Director Wendy Harman and Listing Services Manager Judy Rogers.
- Quansoon Beach. This highly coveted stretch of sand is a private beach in the summer and is the favorite of Real Estate Consultant Tina Miller.
Point B Realty Picks for Best of the Vineyard 2024 – Great Outdoors: Best Nature Walk
Martha’s Vineyard is home to two hundred-plus miles of trails and acres and acres of conservation land that make for ultimate outdoor exploration. When it comes to Best Nature Walk our team is hard-pressed to choose between all of our picturesque trails, but the ones that lead to the beach are our favorites! A few personal picks include:
Best Nature Walk
- Long Point Wildlife Refuge according to Wendy Harman, Gerrick Svitzer, and Judy Rogers. We love it for kayaking too!
- The Brickyard at Menemsha Hills is a favorite among Carson Crissman and Andrew Noble.
- Great Rock Bight is a favorite of Jennifer Dasilva and Erin Leighton Huckins.
- Blackwater Pond, located off of Lambert’s Cove Road in West Tisbury is the go-to place to explore for Valerie Hart and David Dickinson.
Other staff picks include Wasque Reservation, Short Cove Preserve, Cedar Tree Neck, Waskosim’s Rock, Caroline Tuthill Preserve, and Felix Neck. Be sure to download the TrailsMV app where you can explore all of the incredible trails of Martha’s Vineyard.
Point B Realty Picks for Best of the Vineyard 2024 – Food & Drink: Best Lobster Roll
When all of that beach time and trail walking has us hungry we love to sink our teeth into the Island’s tastiest lobster rolls! A highly contested category of Best of the Vineyard, the Best Lobster Roll on Martha’s Vineyard is not an easy call to make!
When we asked our team where they went to satisfy their seafood sandwich craving here were the top picks for best lobster roll.
- Look Out Tavern. This Oak Bluffs outpost reopens for the season on April 1st and is a go-to for many, offering a Jumbo Tavern Lobster Roll that can be served hot or cold, on a buttered and grilled brioche roll.
- Grace Church. For many summer residents, the first stop when getting off the ferry on Fridays is to head to Grace Church in Vineyard Haven for their famous lobster rolls, known for being big and meaty. As the Church’s major fundraising initiative, they begin serving up their weekly lobster rolls in mid-May and run to Labor Day with an all-volunteer crew, many of whom have been slinging lobster rolls for years.
- The Menemsha Galley. This famous, friendly, and family-owned eatery has been a Menemsha mainstay for over 70 years and their lobster rolls are a fan favorite.
- Larsen’s Fish Market. Since 1969 Larsen’s has been treating Menemsha visitors to their iconic lobster rolls, which are easy to take to-go to enjoy on the sand at nearby Menemsha Public Beach.
Other locations that top the lists of the Best of the Vineyard Food and Drink categories include Beach Road, Jimmy Seas, 19 Raw, Atria, Covington, The Newes, Outermost Inn, Red Cat Kitchen, and Chilmark Tavern. We are eager for many of our seasonal restaurants to reopen so we can have our pick once again of all of the delicious delights available on the Martha’s Vineyard dining scene. And be sure to stay tuned on our blog for our list of scheduled restaurant reopening dates!
Point B Realty Picks for Best of the Vineyard 2024 – Shopping
When it comes to shopping on Martha’s Vineyard we are lucky to be home to dozens of locally owned and operated retail outposts and boutiques offering everything from housewares to clothing, bath and beauty products, souvenirs, and gifts galore. Here’s some of the staffs’ favorites:
- Juniper for fresh-cut flowers and a thoughtfully curated selection of locally made goods and housewares.
- Backwater Trading Company for brand-named clothes and outdoor gear.
- Nell in Edgartown for women’s fashion and accessories.
- Botanical Beauty and Revive by Sarka for health and beauty products as well as spa and skincare services.
We hope we’ve helped to remind you of all the amazing things there are to see, do, and enjoy on Martha’s Vineyard as you prepare to cast your vote for Best of the Vineyard, and these tips are only scratching the surface.
Point B Realty Picks For Best Of The Vineyard 2024 – Best Real Estate Company
Point B | Compass and Point B Rentals have been named Best Real Estate Company in the Best of the Vineyard competition for nine years in a row (and a runner-up in 2014!) and we are so proud of that honor and would love for you to help us make it ten years.
What sets us apart and makes Point B the Best Real Estate Company on Martha’s Vineyard? A big part of what makes Point B so special is our dynamic and diverse team, who care deeply about serving their clients and their community. They’re passionate and professional. They are some of the best in the business, engaging, supportive, and determined to help make dreams come true on Martha’s Vineyard. As we head into our 15th year as a real estate company, being named Best of the Vineyard continues to be an important accolade for this vision.
We’d love your help in making sure we earn Best of the Vineyard for the Best Real Estate company again this year! You can cast your vote online here through April 6th at 11:59 pm EST. Please note you must vote in at least 10 categories for your vote to be counted.
Thank you again for helping to make Point B Realty the Best Real Estate Company on Martha’s Vineyard and for sharing your love of all things Martha’s Vineyard!
