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Lanterns Alight for Grand Illumination Night

Lanterns lit the darkness.
Lanterns lit the darkness.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Lanterns lit the darkness.
Lanterns lit the darkness.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Sing along songs, lights, frivolity and fellowship.
Sing along songs, lights, frivolity and fellowship.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Sing along songs, lights, frivolity and fellowship.
Sing along songs, lights, frivolity and fellowship.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Band played on.
The Vineyard Haven Band played patriotic tunes too.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Band played on.
The Vineyard Haven Band played patriotic tunes too.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Robert Cleasby got everyone singing.
Robert Cleasby led the singing.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Robert Cleasby got everyone singing.
Robert Cleasby led the singing.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Singing the Swiss Navy song.
We are in the Swiss Navy.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Singing the Swiss Navy song.
We are in the Swiss Navy.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Singing the Swiss Navy song
We are in the Swiss Navy.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Singing the Swiss Navy song
We are in the Swiss Navy.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Crescent Moon over Oak Bluffs
The crescent moon shined over the Camp Ground.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Crescent Moon over Oak Bluffs
The crescent moon shined over the Camp Ground.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Porches were lit with oriental lanterns.
Porches decorated with rocking chairs and lit oriental lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Porches were lit with oriental lanterns.
Porches decorated with rocking chairs and lit oriental lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
While strollers looked at the evening's lit cottages, the band played on.
While strollers walked, The Vineyard Haven Band played on.
Mark Alan Lovewell
While strollers looked at the evening's lit cottages, the band played on.
While strollers walked, The Vineyard Haven Band played on.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A gathering amid the lit lanterns.
A gathering amid the lit lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A gathering amid the lit lanterns.
A gathering amid the lit lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A night lit the old-fashioned way.
A night lit the old-fashioned way.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A night lit the old-fashioned way.
A night lit the old-fashioned way.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A few candle lit lanterns.
A few candle lit lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
A few candle lit lanterns.
A few candle lit lanterns.
Mark Alan Lovewell
Lanterns lit the darkness.
Sing along songs, lights, frivolity and fellowship.
Band played on.
Robert Cleasby got everyone singing.
Singing the Swiss Navy song.
Singing the Swiss Navy song
Crescent Moon over Oak Bluffs
Porches were lit with oriental lanterns.
While strollers looked at the evening's lit cottages, the band played on.
A gathering amid the lit lanterns.
A night lit the old-fashioned way.
A few candle lit lanterns.

The Camp Ground was alight for the 149th Grand Illumination Wednesday. Before the lanterns were turned on, crowds packed the Tabernacle for a concert by the Vineyard Haven Band and a community sing.



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