Island Light: Celebrating Tisbury
Sunflowers rival the sun overhead for beauty.
Sunflowers rival the sun overhead for beauty.
David Medeiros brings Elisabeth Mae into Vineyard Haven harbor after long day out at sea.
David Medeiros brings Elisabeth Mae into Vineyard Haven harbor after long day out at sea.
Sometimes it seems the summer goes by in a blur.
Sometimes it seems the summer goes by in a blur.
Peaceful waters in Lagoon Pond.
Peaceful waters in Lagoon Pond.
Welcome to come aboard.
Welcome to come aboard.
Ready for a late afternoon row.
Ready for a late afternoon row.
Sun sinks below the skyline on Five Corners.
Sun sinks below the skyline on Five Corners.
Schooner Alabama plies Vineyard Sound for sunset cruise.
Schooner Alabama plies Vineyard Sound for sunset cruise.
Traffic stands still while drawbridge is up, but the view sure is pretty.
Traffic stands still while drawbridge is up, but the view sure is pretty.
Summer tradition.
Summer tradition.
Just the place to be to beat the heat.
Just the place to be to beat the heat.
Relic of last week's Fourth of July.
Relic of last week's Fourth of July.
Seth Gambino.
Seth Gambino.
The Tisbury Street Fair is tonight and is an annual summer celebration, crowded and casual, that brings all manner of folks together in leisurely bliss. But it marks a moment in history as well, for it was on July 8 in 1671 that Tisbury was allowed to incorporate. The street fair is a birthday party, and all the more enjoyable for that.
Over the centuries Tisbury has evolved into our most bustling year-round town, Holmes Hole has become Vineyard Haven, our principal year-round port of entry, and the active commercial and recreational harbor there is the first and last thing most visitors to the Island see. It's a town that's as varied as the seasons, as lively as a summer breeze, and beloved by us all.
Happy 347th birthday.