Island Light: Coming Home
Isn't it always a good day to fly a kite?
Isn't it always a good day to fly a kite?
A good perch in Ocean Park to take in the sights.
A good perch in Ocean Park to take in the sights.
Tourists take a stroll along the fish pier with a view to the ferry ferry Woods Hole.
Tourists take a stroll along the fish pier with a view to the ferry ferry Woods Hole.
A summer treat unlike any other; ice cream on Circuit avenue.
A summer treat unlike any other; ice cream on Circuit avenue.
Day lilies brighten a picket fence in West Tisbury.
Day lilies brighten a picket fence in West Tisbury.
Haying season in Chilmark, and the garden thanks you.
Haying season in Chilmark, and the garden thanks you.
Crabbing kids take over the shallows of Menemsha harbor.
Crabbing kids take over the shallows of Menemsha harbor.
Butterfly weed and yarrow dot a Chilmark meadow.
Butterfly weed and yarrow dot a Chilmark meadow.
A bevy of boats at Chilmark Great Pond mark the season.
A bevy of boats at Chilmark Great Pond mark the season.
Beautiful oak tree graces a Chilmark field.
Beautiful oak tree graces a Chilmark field.
Menemsha Beach in July. The place to be.
Menemsha Beach in July. The place to be.
On any given summer day, Martha's 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.