Cuttyhunk Embraces Its Maritime History and Old-World Character
“Cuttyhunk: Where land ends and begins.”
“Cuttyhunk: Where land ends and begins.”
Social distancing is recommended even on the smallest town in the commonwealth.
Social distancing is recommended even on the smallest town in the commonwealth.
Signs greet every arrival on the harbor.
Signs greet every arrival on the harbor.
Graduation of the final eighth grade student from Cuttyhunk Elementary School last year leaves building empty.
Graduation of the final eighth grade student from Cuttyhunk Elementary School last year leaves building empty.
There are two miles of paved roads on tiny Cuttyhunk.
There are two miles of paved roads on tiny Cuttyhunk.
View to the harbor from the highest point on the island.
View to the harbor from the highest point on the island.
Elizabeth islands stretch to the north.
Elizabeth islands stretch to the north.
Cuttyhunkers travel across the island with golf carts.
Cuttyhunkers travel across the island with golf carts.
Pandemic or not, ice cream is a necessity in summer.
Pandemic or not, ice cream is a necessity in summer.
On busy weekends boats raft together in Cuttyhunk harbor.
On busy weekends boats raft together in Cuttyhunk harbor.
End of the day serenity.
End of the day serenity.
Cuttyhunk island, lying seven miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and 14 off New Bedford, is connected to the coast by one ferry line and the services of charter fishermen. Since the 19th century, the island has been a bastion of traditional Yankee fishing history and old-world character.