Island Light: August
Young and old discover new summer delights at pier's end.
Young and old discover new summer delights at pier's end.
Frank and Cheryl Dobel secure their sailboat after day out on water.
Frank and Cheryl Dobel secure their sailboat after day out on water.
Busy, busy, busy. Island harbors and waterways have been filled.
Busy, busy, busy. Island harbors and waterways have been filled.
Classic looking rowboat, dragged up on the Lagoon shore.
Classic looking rowboat, dragged up on the Lagoon shore.
Lizzie Kelleher leans into the summer wind on West Chop.
Lizzie Kelleher leans into the summer wind on West Chop.
Sunshine sparkles like diamonds on Sengekontacket for kayakers.
Sunshine sparkles like diamonds on Sengekontacket for kayakers.
Bike path along Beach Road is fine place for some three-wheeling fun.
Bike path along Beach Road is fine place for some three-wheeling fun.
As American as apple pie, the Sharks baseball team entertains Islanders.
As American as apple pie, the Sharks baseball team entertains Islanders.
Rick Karney and Kallen Sullivan prepare equipment at the Shellfish Hatchery.
Rick Karney and Kallen Sullivan prepare equipment at the Shellfish Hatchery.
While Allie Ballek works among the holding tanks.
While Allie Ballek works among the holding tanks.
Ocean as far as the eye can see from a West Chop dock.
Ocean as far as the eye can see from a West Chop dock.
200-foot tall ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry at anchor in Vineyard Haven.
200-foot tall ship SSV Oliver Hazard Perry at anchor in Vineyard Haven.
How is it that August on the Island can be so different from July? It's all about location in the landscape of summer. July opens the season, and from its vantage point at the near shore of summer, the days seem to extend almost endlessly, with autumn somewhere over the horizon. August is a more festive but less leisurely month, because it concludes the season, and it offers a clear view to the comparative calm of September.