So now another President of the United States has visited Martha’s Vineyard, bringing the total number to seven. John Adams came in 1760 to visit his friend Jonathan Allen at Chilmark.

The Menemsha of today presents a curious contrast with the Menemsha that Ralph B. Potter of Cranston, R. I., knew sixty summers ago.

The butterfly bush in bright orange fullness, the fresh scent of sweet pepperbush, and an outward bound human tide.

What is described as a gigantic sea lizard, estimated to be sixty feet in length, was seen on Devil’s Bridge ledge last Thursday afternoon.

“The Bethel” is what the village calls it, and the bethel it is, although something much more than that as well.

It’s time to go to the beach again, and the experience will be more pleasant if everyone plays by the same rules.