INFO: http://www.SandpiperRealty.com - ain Street, Edgartown, looks the way Main Street in a small New England town should look: a one-way street barely two lanes wide; a few blocks of inns, shops and restaurants; a church or two, and the movie theater; the old town hall, with a balcony where regulars can watch the Fourth of July parade; the 1858 courthouse, guarded by shady elms; a small park.
Main Street ends at the harbor, at the Edgartown Yacht Club that was once the dock for the town's whaling ships. Standing there, you can see the hundreds of yachts, sail and motor boats docked here on a summer's day. Stroll from here down to Memorial Wharf to watch the On-Time ferry carry three cars at a time (a two-minute ride) over to Chappaquiddick Island, which, while geographically separate, is a part of Edgartown's jurisdiction. There are bicycle rentals and ice cream shops and a hardware and specialty clothing and antique stores and casual and high-end restaurants all within a four-block area. (Edgartown is one of two "wet" towns on the Island, so liquor is served and can be purchased at several shops.)
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Added: November 11, 2008
INFO: http://www.SandpiperRealty.com - Oak Bluffs likes to celebrate the summer season it's a classic beach town, filled with fun, music, and arcades. It has bars and shops and instant access to water and beaches. It has a spacious park, up on the bluff, overlooking the water. It has the Flying Horses, an old-fashioned carousel, and pizza carryout spots, tiny walk-in clam bars and a harbor that attracts hundreds of power boats.
And in a Jekyll and Hyde moment that dates back a century and a half it is home to the unique Martha's Vineyard Campmeeting Association, a collection of colorful "gingerbread" homes built as part of a Methodist summer retreat and now designated a National Historic Landmark.
It was with the Campmeeting Association that what locals call "OB" got its start. In 1835, when the land was all trees and forest and was a part of Edgartown, it was host to a two-or-three day Methodist religious revival meeting during the summer. The revival at Wesleyan Grove became an annual event, growing in popularity. At first, nine tents were pitched for the attendees. As the revivals got bigger in 1858, 12,000 people attended the Sunday services families started bringing their own tents and building often rough wooden platforms for them (there are examples of floors still supported by trees simply shorn of their limbs.) Finally houses simple affairs, with inside walls that are also the outside walls, with no heat and tiny rooms but with elaborately decorated exteriors in a fantastic Carpenter Gothic style, were constructed on top of the platforms.
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Added: November 11, 2008
INFO: http://www.SandpiperRealty.com - The last great North American glacier retreated north 10,000 years ago, and in its wake, there was Martha's Vineyard. The western portion of the Island is marked by boulders, sand and clay deposits from the glacier. But nothing is more dramatic than the colorful cliffs of clay at Aquinnah (Gay Head).
The cliffs are open for public viewing, from a high point near the Gay Head Lighthouse. From this vantage point, there is water on three sides, and Noman's Land can be seen to the south and the Elizabeth Islands (both part of Dukes County, but mostly unoccupied) are on the opposite horizon.
The view from here of the cliffs and the lighthouse is breathtaking. Equally impressive, though, is to follow a boardwalk down to the ocean, where there is a public swimming beach and a view of the cliffs from below.
The cliffs looked sculpted in red, yellow, white and gray clay, with occasional striations of black. Until recent years, visitors could climb on them. Now, the cliffs are protected as a historical site; climbing or prying out any of the precious clay which is slowly being eroded by the wind and water is forbidden.
The traditional beliefs of the Aquinnah Wampanoag say the giant Moshup created Noepe, their word for Martha's Vineyard. It translates as "amid the waters," a reference to the two distinct tidal currents offshore. Moshup, the beliefs say, taught his people how to fish and to catch whales.
After the English settlement at Great Harbor (Edgartown) in 1642, Thomas Mayhew Sr. named himself governor of the Island, and his son, Thomas Jr., became a missionary to the Wampanoags, converting them to Christianity. Diseases wiped out large numbers of the population, but native communities survived at Aquinnah, Christiantown and Chappaquiddick, with Aquinnah the most populous and organized.
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Added: November 11, 2008
INFO: http://www.SandpiperRealty.com - Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the eastern end of the larger island of Martha's Vineyard and is part of the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts. The two islands are connected, along their southern coast, by a narrow barrier beach not accessible by paved roads. The southeastern point of this beach is called Wasque Point a popular fishing point to catch bluefish, striped bass, etc.
A privately owned bargelike ferry called the On Time shuttles three cars at a time between Chappaquiddick and downtown Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard. The ferry can also shuttle walk-on passengers as well as bicyclists. In the summer two ferries run, while the off-season only has need for one.
Take a trip across on the Chappaquiddick (locals call it Chappy) ferry to Mytoi, a small Japanese-style garden set within an open pine forest. The garden's signature feature is a small pond with an island that is reached by walking over an arched bridge. Winding footpaths take visitors through a birch walk, camellia dell, stone garden, and hillside garden. A rustic shelter offers broad views of the garden and a chance to become immersed in the meditative qualities of the landscape.
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Added: November 11, 2008
IT WAS CLOUDY...WELCOME TO EDGARTOWN
Author: kneedesk
Keywords: travel log
Added: November 7, 2008
http://www.westtisburymarealestate.com Tour West Tisbury, MA neighborhoods, condominium developments, subdivisions, schools, landmarks, recreational areas, and town offices.
West Tisbury, Massachusetts sits on beautiful Martha's Vineyard, the world-renowned island and vacation spot off the coast of Massachusetts. West Tisbury has all the hallmarks of a classic New England village, with a white church, general store, post office, old mill, rustic countryside farms and sparkling ponds.
It was the rushing streams of the area that originally attracted settlers to West Tisbury, as there was no stream in nearby Edgartown strong enough to dam for a water wheel. The early grist mills gave way in 1847 to the manufacture of satinet, a heavy fabric for whalemen's jackets made from island wool.
The Congregational church on State Road is always open to visitors. Solid and settled as it now looks, even this structure did not escape the Islanders' penchant for moving buildings around. The original churchyard, where the first settlers of the town are buried, is about a quarter of a mile down the road. Near the church is the Dukes County Academy building, now West Tisbury's Town Hall. Next to that is the famous old Agricultural Hall, site of the Farmer's Market and other events in the summer.
Several of West Tisbury's antique homes were originally built as inns, back when a trip from the down-island ports to Gay Head or Chilmark was a long haul over sandy roads. Across the little pond from the old inn is a house built by the son of Miles Standish in 1668. Captains owned the largest houses in town, and some of the finest are still occupied by their descendants. Several captains' houses can be found on Music Street, given its name after a number of its families purchased pianos with new whaling money.
The Lambert's Cove settlement has its share of fine homes and a charming white church. The cove was once a place of anchorage for the town of West Tisbury. The area housed clay works, salt works (needed for the herring which were exported), and extensive trap fishing operations. All this has since vanished. Even the road to the harbor is gone. A woodland path leads to the beach, which is now set aside for year-round and summer residents of West Tisbury.
Other points of interest include the Cedar Tree Neck Nature Preserve and the Christiantown Memorial to the Praying Indians. Cedar Tree Neck may be reached from the Indian Hill Road. It is a matchless piece of unspoiled Vineyard woods with a freshwater pond and brooks, bounded by North Shore Beach. Picnics, fishing, and bathing are not permitted here, but there are marked trails for those who appreciate the opportunity to watch birds, follow woodland paths, and walk along a quiet shore. The Memorial is located off Christiantown Road. Here one may see a tiny chapel, a pulpit rock where services were held for the Wampanoag Indians in the 17th century, and the rough small burial stones of these first converts. The Martha's Vineyard Garden Club has planted a wildflower garden nearby. For other town tours visit http://www.virtualhomes.com . For towns in MA visit http://www.ma-virtualhomes.com . For MA relocation information go to http://www.relocationma.com . For a MA MLS map search visit http://www.virtualhomesmls.com .
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Added: October 15, 2008
Kristin's Dad walks her down the aisle of the Federated Church in Edgartown to become Keith's wife!!
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Added: October 13, 2008
This is a National Landmark that we always visit, for Ice Cream,View,souvenier etc. We enjoy driving from Edgartown where we always stay,passing Oakbluff,Vineyard Haven,Nememsha,Chillmark as our relaxation...We love this 27 square miles Island.
Author: kneedesk
Keywords: One of America's landmarks
Added: October 9, 2008
Just checking this big yacht on our last day...leaving early morning the next day.
I zoomed in Edgartown lighthouse & the Largest PAGODA tree in America brought from China in 1837 by Cpt.Thomas Milton to grace his home being built then.Where we stayed annually.
Author: kneedesk
Keywords: travel log
Added: October 4, 2008
Actor Mary Steenburgen has written a song as a gift for her friend Wendy Jenkinson, who recently had been diagnosed with brain cancer. We follow her to Mike Benjamins studio in Edgartown, as she meets up with Isaac Taylor to work out the vocals, and then follow both of them as they surprise Wendy with a moving rendition of the song.
Author: DocuTunes
Keywords: mary steenburgen isaac taylor wendy jenkinson docutunes docutunes.tv music indie
Added: September 11, 2008
Labor Day 2008 was splendid, and the Edgartown Light was open to the public. Windy, but full 360 of harbor, Habor View Hotel, beach
Author: mveye
Keywords: marthas vineyard edgartown lighthouse ma
Added: September 8, 2008
Labor Day 2008 was splendid, and the Edgartown Light was open to the public. Windy, but full 360 of harbor, Habor View Hotel, beach
Author: mveye
Keywords: marthas vineyard edgartown lighthouse ma
Added: September 8, 2008
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