Labor Day Weekend Is Summer's Last Hurrah
Paddleboarder plies water beneath Oak Bluffs wharf.
Paddleboarder plies water beneath Oak Bluffs wharf.
Cars queue up at Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf Sunday afternoon.
Cars queue up at Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority wharf Sunday afternoon.
The fish will be biting next year for those departing.
The fish will be biting next year for those departing.
Steamship employees bid goodbye while loading cars on ferry.
Steamship employees bid goodbye while loading cars on ferry.
Hugs until next year at the Vineyard Haven terminal.
Hugs until next year at the Vineyard Haven terminal.
Lines in the parking lots were full under blue skies.
Lines in the parking lots were full under blue skies.
Passengers head up the gangplanks for a seat on top.
Passengers head up the gangplanks for a seat on top.
Until next year . . .
Until next year . . .
There were last swims, last hugs and promises to be back next year.
Long lines of cars and people stretched around the docks at both Steamship Authority terminals this weekend, signaling the end of summer on a sparkling Labor Day weekend.