Nature & Science
Tonight’s full moon rises in the east at the same time as the sun sets. The moon is in the zodiacal constellation Aries, one of the smallest constellations in the sky.
Temperature: Precip.
Day Max. Min. Inches.
Fº Fº
Oct. 15 62 51 1.22
Oct. 16 60 46 .07
Oct. 17 59 46 .00
Oct. 18 62 44 .00
Oct. 19 59 44 .00
Oct. 20 57 40 .00
Oct. 21 62 41 .00
Water temperature in Edgartown harbor: 59º F.
Crop Walk
The annual Crop Walk, the 20th for Martha’s Vineyard, will be held on Oct. 24, beginning at 2 p.m. at St. Augustine’s Church in Vineyard Haven.
For more information, call Mary-Jean Miner, 508-696-8589.
Derby Awards Ceremony
The sea is almost safe again, for fish that is. That’s right, the end of the derby is nigh. At 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 16 the rods go back in the garage. Then let the fish tales begin.
On Sunday, Oct. 17 at 12:30 p.m. the doors open at Nectar’s for the final awards ceremony and grand raffle. Come out to root on the winners and console the also-rans. Let’s face it, there really are no losers in this event - except for those who didn’t participate.
Anglers and armchair fishing fans alike will have the chance to hang a piece of the Martha’s Vineyard Bluefish and Striped Bass Derby on their wall by entering the derby awards ceremony raffle on Sunday at Nectar’s. Five artists, working in a variety of media, have donated pieces from their collections to the raffle in an effort representative of the overall camaraderie of the fishing community.
After days of bad weather, most of it wind, the fall derby busted open last weekend with great fishing from off Wasque to Devil’s Bridge in Aquinnah. This is the closing week of the 65th annual Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby. With more than 2,700 fishermen registered in the contest, a lot of fishermen were out on the water to make up for lost time. The contest ends at 10 p.m. tomorrow night.
Columbus Day weekend was the last chance most anglers would have to devote high energy to the sport.
Almanac
A comprehensive guide to weather and tides on the Island.
Vineyard Gardener
I guess this past week weather-wise is called a January thaw. We did not really experience it the last several years as December was unseasonably warm.
Farm & Field
Beige and brown and tan and black, with horns spiraled or semicircular or in undulating waves, a legion of goats marched up the hill toward us, bleating in anticipation of fresh grass and leaves.