From the Vineyard Gazette edition of October 12, 1849: The schr. L.M. Yale, of Holmes Hole, is now ready and will sail for California in a day or two. Below we give a list of her company:

From the Vineyard Gazette edition of October 15, 1943: Tuesday was Cranberry Day at Gay Head, and it is no exaggeration to say that virtually the entire population turned out for the annual visit to the wild cranberry bogs which has been the practice of the people of this place for untold generations.

Walkabout at Sea Level

From the Sept. 16, 1920 edition of the Vineyard Gazette, by David M. Cheney:

Let my Vineyard friends give me their attention: a brief lesson in geography.

Locate on your map Kapawack.

And when you have found that small enclosure of the earth’s crust, see if you can find Strauney.

The New County Road, between Edgartown and Holmes Hole, is in a good state of forwardness; that portion lying within the Tisbury boundary, we believe, is entirely completed.

The “Season” is closing fast. Labor Day brought thousands of people to Oak Bluffs and it is surprising how quickly they were absorbed and became a part of the community. There were large crowds at the Tivoli, the two theaters, the skating rink, the bowling alleys and the band concerts. The churches were well filled on Sunday. The bathing beaches were crowded with bathers on Sunday as well as on Monday by those who came from cities for the weekend and Labor Day vacations.

From the Sept. 15, 1989 Just a Thought column by Arthur Railton: Well, we did it. Survived the summer, that is. The hardest part of living at a summer resort is getting through the summer. It ain’t easy. It’s not that I don’t enjoy the sunshine, the sailing, the beaches.