Home for the Summer
Island Home makes her way through Vineyard Haven harbor to her Island port.
Island Home makes her way through Vineyard Haven harbor to her Island port.
Hazy days of summer at South Beach.
Hazy days of summer at South Beach.
Get there early, claim your parking spot, and spend the day.
Get there early, claim your parking spot, and spend the day.
Under the watchful eyes at Katama.
Under the watchful eyes at Katama.
The westernmost spot on the Vineyard attracts daytrippers to the cliff shops.
The westernmost spot on the Vineyard attracts daytrippers to the cliff shops.
Picture perfect with a lighthouse view from the overlook in Aquinnah.
Picture perfect with a lighthouse view from the overlook in Aquinnah.
Beating the July heat wave on Menemsha Beach.
Beating the July heat wave on Menemsha Beach.
Menemsha harbor is full as usual.
Menemsha harbor is full as usual.
Peace and solitude across the channel at Lobsterville.
Peace and solitude across the channel at Lobsterville.
West Tisbury Farmers' Market has been bustling this summer.
West Tisbury Farmers' Market has been bustling this summer.
State Beach fills up quickly, get there early.
State Beach fills up quickly, get there early.
Is there a better way to spend during the hazy, hot and humid days?
Is there a better way to spend during the hazy, hot and humid days?
Sunset at Bend in the Road. Always popular with the Instagram set.
Sunset at Bend in the Road. Always popular with the Instagram set.
Ending the day with a frosty cocktail at Donovan's Reef.
Ending the day with a frosty cocktail at Donovan's Reef.
On any given summer day, the Vineyard’s year-round population is boosted by tens of thousands of people. For some, an Island visit is a novelty, a chance to see what the media fuss is all about, perhaps to gawk after celebrities. For others, this Island is not about getting away from it all, but about coming home to a summer community that includes the whole fabric of their lives. Few destinations can boast a summer community with such a rich, generation-spanning connection. Indeed, the visitors for whom we are most grateful are those of the faithful summer community which returns each year to the Island and calls it home.