If you want to find John Custer this summer, head to the ocean.

In a ceremony at the Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha Friday morning, senior chief Justin Logval moved up to master chief petty officer — the highest rank for an enlisted member in the U.S. Coast Guard.

A year after the pandemic shuttered downtowns, causing ripples of worry about possible lasting impacts on the Island economy, business is bouncing back.

Jack Schott flies a new flag every morning on the pole in front of his East Chop home. He travels the summer in historical order, starting with the flag of the Wampanoag people.

When the Black Eyed Susans take the stage the audience rises to the occasion, even if they don’t know exactly who is playing.

A new permanent installation at the Aquinnah Wampanoag Indian Museum museum, Our History in Perspective, had its grand opening on Saturday. It details the over 10,000-year history of the Wampanoag people on the Vineyard.