First Snow Blankets the Vineyard
First evening snow falls on Church street in Vineyard Haven.
First evening snow falls on Church street in Vineyard Haven.
First snow blankets the Camp Ground.
First snow blankets the Camp Ground.
Gingerbread houses get some icing.
Gingerbread houses get some icing.
Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal, closed and quiet.
Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority terminal, closed and quiet.
Time to haul out the shovels.
Time to haul out the shovels.
White morning at the Black Dog.
White morning at the Black Dog.
Peaceful morning at Vineyard Haven Harbor.
Peaceful morning at Vineyard Haven Harbor.
December was so mild that some spent Christmas Day at the beach. But winter weather arrived with the start of the new year, and on Jan. 5 Vineyarders woke up to a cold white world. The first snowflakes fell on Monday as Christmas decorations were being taken down in Edgartown. The snow came back along with freezing temperatures and wind gusts during the night, and by Tuesday morning the snow fell quietly, blanketing the Island and making it feel like winter at last.