Another Summer In the Books, But a Summer Like No Other
Harbors were filled with boats over the three-day weekend.
Harbors were filled with boats over the three-day weekend.
Visitors packed the restaurants around Oak Bluffs harbor.
Visitors packed the restaurants around Oak Bluffs harbor.
Day trippers packed ferries coming over.
Day trippers packed ferries coming over.
Lines to get in to Lobsterville.
Lines to get in to Lobsterville.
Waiting to board the Island Queen after a day on the Vineyard.
Waiting to board the Island Queen after a day on the Vineyard.
Jurgen family practiced safe traveling.
Jurgen family practiced safe traveling.
Trump boat parade visited the Island honking horns and waving flags.
Trump boat parade visited the Island honking horns and waving flags.
Hy-Line filled with passengers, but more arrived than departed.
Hy-Line filled with passengers, but more arrived than departed.
Beautiful weekend to ride on the outside decks.
Beautiful weekend to ride on the outside decks.
Even Santa wears a mask this summer.
Even Santa wears a mask this summer.
The whole family enjoyed a trip to the Vineyard.
The whole family enjoyed a trip to the Vineyard.
Cars lined up to leave Monday in Vineyard Haven.
Cars lined up to leave Monday in Vineyard Haven.
Another summer in the books.
Another summer in the books.
Queued up to board the Seastreak.
Queued up to board the Seastreak.
Heading back across the Sound.
Heading back across the Sound.
The crowded Labor Day weekend — on the town and on the beach — is the latest update in what has become an unpredictable season on the Vineyard. But Islanders and off-Islanders alike spent Friday through Monday enjoying what they could of it, soaking in the last gasps of a summer unlike any other.