Grand Illumination Night Stroll
Music lovers outside the Tabernacle enjoyed the Vineyard Haven Band.
Music lovers outside the Tabernacle enjoyed the Vineyard Haven Band.
Vineyard Haven Band was created the same year Grand Illumination night began.
Vineyard Haven Band was created the same year Grand Illumination night began.
Robert Cleasby led those gathered in song.
Robert Cleasby led those gathered in song.
Songs filled the Tabernacle during community sing.
Songs filled the Tabernacle during community sing.
Bill Nicholson lit the first lantern.
Bill Nicholson lit the first lantern.
Lanters lit the night.
Lanters lit the night.
The Tabernacle was also aglow.
The Tabernacle was also aglow.
Per tradition, Grand Illumination Night is on the third Wednesday of August.
Per tradition, Grand Illumination Night is on the third Wednesday of August.
Some lanterns are handed down for generation to generation. Others are new.
Some lanterns are handed down for generation to generation. Others are new.
A night of friendship on the porch. Diane McCarter, Mary Tahmoush and Michelle McCarter.
A night of friendship on the porch. Diane McCarter, Mary Tahmoush and Michelle McCarter.
Grand Illumination Night drew thousands to the Camp Ground Wednesday for the annual evening filled with band music, singing, and the lighting of traditional lanterns on the porches of gingerbread cottages.
The Oak Bluffs summer tradition took place under starry skies, but all eyes were on the twinkling lights that graced the Camp Ground.