Camp Ground Glows at Illumination Night
The calm before the lantern storm.
The calm before the lantern storm.
Per longstanding tradition, evening starts off with music from Vineyard Haven Band.
Per longstanding tradition, evening starts off with music from Vineyard Haven Band.
Ed Rogers on the trumpet.
Ed Rogers on the trumpet.
Fashions to match the Victorian houses.
Fashions to match the Victorian houses.
Lanterns are handed down from generation to generation.
Lanterns are handed down from generation to generation.
Lanterns adorned the Tabernacle and more than 300 gingerbread houses in the Camp Ground.
Lanterns adorned the Tabernacle and more than 300 gingerbread houses in the Camp Ground.
After the big show, the lanterns are put away, until next year.
After the big show, the lanterns are put away, until next year.
Under a new moon and thick summer air, picnickers, families and newcomers gathered at the Tabernacle on Wednesday night to mark the 147th Grand Illumination Night.
Lanterns from around the world, some passed down through generations of Martha’s Vineyard Camp Meeting Association families, decorated the porches of the gingerbread cottages in the center of Oak Bluffs. It was a night filled with whimsy, tradition and song.