Betty Byrne flaunts lapels as wide as a broadsheet while pitching in to help Vineyard Gazetteco-owner Betty Hough (middle) and town columnist/social events writer Florence “Bunny” Brown (back) assemble the weekly paper. No word on where they got their similar shirtdresses, but sources tell us a McCall’s pattern was likely involved.
Name: Savannah Hooe Occupation: Seaman apprentice, Coast Guard Station Menemsha A day on the Job: Boat checks and inspections, standing watch (manning theradios), training. “You see some pretty cool things literally every time you go out.You learn something new every time. You never know.” Favorite part of the job? “Knowing people can depend on you to help themin need.”
The tide was just starting to flow east when Stuart Hunter and I skidded my nine-foot tin boat down the cliff at Pilots Landing and rowed toward Wash Rock, where terns were working over breaking bass. We dropped anchor up-current, the hook held and we were in business, casting metal into the action from our miniature craft.
By Kib Bramhall
The off-season may be quiet on the Cape and Islands, but it is a busy time for the area’s gray seals.
By Sara Brown
Up-Island and down this past winter there were houses on stilts. Most notable, perhaps, was the beginning of work restoring the Old Parsonage in West Tisbury. That home dates back to 1668 and is generally considered to be the second oldest residence on the Island, which makes it one of the oldest structures in the country.
By Paul Schneider
(Vaccinium corymbosum,Vaccinium angustifolium) Blueberries won’t ripen until June (at least), but spring is the perfect time to scout locations. The plants have small white or pink bell-shaped flowers that make them easy to identify. If you find a good stash, take note, and then keep quiet. Wild blueberries are in high demand.
How do I rent thee? Let me count the ways...Elizabeth Hawes looks back on an itinerary of houses.
By Elizabeth Hawes
As Edgartown considers doubling the size of its historic district, and with ancient houses on stilts all over the Island, we wondered about the state of historic preservation.
By Shelley Christiansen
For Kenneth Vincent's oil-on-canvas painting The More Things Change, inspiration was a car ride away.
Pickleball is a kind of scaled-down tennis, except easier. (No overhead serve! No long racquet!)
By Jim Kaplan
Three lavishly illustrated editions from Zenith Press chronicle some of history’s most epic voyages.
