They only come out at night, but their signature burrows can be seen along south-facing dunes on ocean beaches from Aquinnah to Edgartown. Given these habits, they have the perfect name: ghost crab.

Luanne Johnson, an Island biologist who wanders the beaches tracking coastal birds and other wildlife, has noticed a surge in ghost crab burrows along the south shore this spring.

On Memorial Day Islanders of all ages came together at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Vineyard Haven to honor and pay tribute to U.S. servicemen and servicewomen who have died at war. The day began with a parade that started at the American Legion Hall. Led by a color guard made up of members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed at Menemsha, the parade marched along Pine Tree Road around to State Road and finally to the entrance to the cemetery. The Tisbury fire department ladder truck held a flag high above the heads of the parade marchers as they entered the cemetery.

In a dramatic reversal of fishing fortune, the last few weeks have offered the best squid fishing in years.

The storied American eel was once one of the Vineyard’s most valued resources.

Even though the eel now faces hard times, memories are still fresh of the role the American eel played in Vineyard waters, where it was shipped to the mainland in barrels. Generations of native Islanders regarded it once as a staple food. Locally harvested eel was as familiar and as local as boiled lobster, stuffed quahaugs and bay scallops sautéed in butter.

The Edgartown Council on Aging, also known as the Anchors, has a shiny new wood floor, the result of a generous gift from a local woman who died two years ago. And in the months ahead, the walls will be painted and the windows will be attended to as well.

The improvements are being paid for by the estate of Audry Richard, who grew up in town. The daughter of a fisherman, she was a sales clerk in local stores. Her husband, Edmond Richard, was a mechanic whose father was also an Edgartown fisherman. The couple had no children.

Pound for pound, there is not a more ferocious, hard-pulling fish than the bluefish — which makes it a perfect target for young anglers learning how to catch a fish. To the inexperienced youth holding a rod and reel, hooking a small, four-pound snapper bluefish can feel like hooking a whale. They tug and tug and tug (keep your fingers away from its sharp teeth).