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September-October 2010
Elisha Smith Beginnings Island commuters: The daily trek across the water
Spring-Summer Home & Garden 2010
Harmony on the plains A sense of belonging Emily Post, in her garden Your Vineyard Home A backyard symphony Getting rid of skunk smell Dr. Seussland on Martha’s Vineyard Inside a pro’s wine cellar
Martha’s Vineyard Island Weddings & Celebrations 2010
Planning a wedding or event on the Vineyard? Our publication is the ultimate guide.Birding by the shore
The Island is a welcome outpost for a multitude of migrating shorebirds, including six species that stay awhile to nest during the breeding season. This article is accompanied by the video Birding with Lanny McDowell, produced by VineyardVoice.org.
Feature articles
In search of Obama
Text messages relayed possible sightings, and much of Martha’s Vineyard was atwitter. When POTUS was on the Island last August, many tried to catch a glimpse of him, including this intrepid Vineyard Gazette reporter. Full Story.
Final chapter: The Islander and other bygone ferries
The beloved Islander, gone now from Vineyard waters for three-and-a-half years, got this writer thinking about the fate of Island ferries from decades past. Full Story.
Birding by the shore
The Island is a welcome outpost for a multitude of migrating shorebirds, including six species that stay awhile to nest during the breeding season. This article is accompanied by the video Birding with Lanny McDowell, produced by VineyardVoice.org. Full Story.
Our second annual photo contest
This competition brought in 170 entries from across the country. Here are the top three winners, seven honorable mentions, and all the other entries (which didn’t run in the magazine). Thanks to everyone who shared their photographs of Martha’s Vineyard, and keep your cameras at the ready for this year’s contest. Full Story.
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From the editor
On Island
Highlights from a dog’s blog.More Vineyarders. For our twenty-fifth anniversary edition in May–June 2010, we revisited profiles from past issues of the magazine. This month we feature three more familiar faces on the Vineyard.
Garden + Home
Home-grown veggies. What a professional landscaper can do in her own backyard – and in her kitchen: West Tisbury’s Susan Feller shares her vegetable garden know-how and some recipes using cucumbers, sorrel, mint, and more.
Results will be in the July 2011 magazine.
THE RESULTS
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See photos from the 2010 awards party in June
READER PHOTO CONTEST
Enter our third annual photo contest. Deadline: December 31, 2010.See the results of our second annual photo contest, printed in the August 2010 magazine