Island Light: Looking Forward
Old Highland Wharf pilings along beach on East Chop.
Old Highland Wharf pilings along beach on East Chop.
The harbor in Harthaven.
The harbor in Harthaven.
Boat landing at Katama Bay.
Boat landing at Katama Bay.
Kayaks ready for next season at Wind's Up.
Kayaks ready for next season at Wind's Up.
Gay Head Cliffs viewed by the overlook.
Gay Head Cliffs viewed by the overlook.
Stone garden at the Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Stone garden at the Martha's Vineyard Museum.
Bath houses at East Chop Beach Club closed for season.
Bath houses at East Chop Beach Club closed for season.
Sunset Lake reflection.
Sunset Lake reflection.
Work progresses on Memorial Wharf project.
Work progresses on Memorial Wharf project.
Richard White welcomes you to Soft as a Grape.
Richard White welcomes you to Soft as a Grape.
Trust us, go for the scup.
Trust us, go for the scup.
Remnants of farming past in this Tisbury pasture.
Remnants of farming past in this Tisbury pasture.
Overlooking the Lagoon.
Overlooking the Lagoon.
Calm beginning to the new year.
Calm beginning to the new year.
Looking forward, we begin 2022 with plenty of hope for this Island that still holds its place for its quality of life. It is a place where the air and the water are clean, where the bluefish run thick in May and October, where people are able, for the most part, to live simply, where children are safe and sheltered from urban ills, and where the evening sunset over Aquinnah is rivaled only by the morning sunrise over Chappaquiddick.
But first we repeat those three familiar words that rang around the Island Saturday morning at the first tick past midnight:
Happy New Year.