Since 2012, one of our favorite fall rituals on Martha’s Vineyard has been the annual Scarecrow Festival, organized by the Martha’s Vineyard Charter School, Based on literary characters, from a book or a script, this year’s scarecrows are quite creative and impressive. There are 70 scarecrows to discover on the ...

Last Wednesday night while working at Offshore Ale, I noticed two men outside the door working on something.  Curious of course, I had to investigate.  It was two dads putting a scarecrow up.  I had to laugh, watching them stuff a dress with hay, and position a carved pumpkin as the head.  I laughed even harder ...