Summers in Oak Bluffs Camp Ground Are Cherished Times
Methodist revival meetings were first held under oak trees in Wesleyan Grove.
Methodist revival meetings were first held under oak trees in Wesleyan Grove.
Cottages evolved from tents, to platformed structures, to the homes that exist today.
Cottages evolved from tents, to platformed structures, to the homes that exist today.
Craig Hall enjoys some porch reading time on Bayliss avenue.
Craig Hall enjoys some porch reading time on Bayliss avenue.
Close proximity invites neighborliness.
Close proximity invites neighborliness.
Morning, day, or night, people can be found strolling the winding streets of the Camp Ground.
Morning, day, or night, people can be found strolling the winding streets of the Camp Ground.
Small gardens bursting with flowers brighten cottages.
Small gardens bursting with flowers brighten cottages.
Nothing is better than a rocker on a porch in summer.
Nothing is better than a rocker on a porch in summer.
Many cottages have stayed in the same family for generations.
Many cottages have stayed in the same family for generations.
Camp Ground sits alongside downtown Oak Bluffs, sunset Lake, and Oak Bluffs harbor.
Camp Ground sits alongside downtown Oak Bluffs, sunset Lake, and Oak Bluffs harbor.
It's a peaceful feeling.
It's a peaceful feeling.
Gingerbread detailing is called carpenter's gothic.
Gingerbread detailing is called carpenter's gothic.
Sometimes it really is a dog's life.
Sometimes it really is a dog's life.
Historic Tabernacle at day's end.
Historic Tabernacle at day's end.
The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Ground began when summer visitors gathered for Methodist revivals and pitched their tents in a semi-circle within Trinity Park. The tents graduated to wooden houses and many of these intricately detailed cottages have been passed down from genration to generation. Children still ride bikes through the narrow streets and couples meander hand in hand calling hellos to neighbors. Throughout the historic Camp Ground, summers are a cherished time for family and friends.