Island Light: Be Still
Edgartown Lighthouse dressed in seasonal decorations attracts a crowd.
Edgartown Lighthouse dressed in seasonal decorations attracts a crowd.
Capt. Brock Callen guides the Chappy Ferry on her route across Edgartown Harbor.
Capt. Brock Callen guides the Chappy Ferry on her route across Edgartown Harbor.
Alison Shaw Gallery welcomes you in from Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Alison Shaw Gallery welcomes you in from Dukes County avenue in Oak Bluffs.
Wag Walk in Edgartown last Sunday.
Wag Walk in Edgartown last Sunday.
Trinity Methodist Church ready for Christmas Eve service.
Trinity Methodist Church ready for Christmas Eve service.
Tabernacle chairs stacked on the stage await next summer.
Tabernacle chairs stacked on the stage await next summer.
Horse and carriage rides on North Water street in Edgartown.
Horse and carriage rides on North Water street in Edgartown.
Bows decorate the picket fence at the Old Whaling Church.
Bows decorate the picket fence at the Old Whaling Church.
Lures hung with care at Lambert's Cove Beach.
Lures hung with care at Lambert's Cove Beach.
Grazing time.
Grazing time.
Gray day at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Gray day at Lucy Vincent Beach.
Menemsha docks.
Menemsha docks.
Like a bird on a wire . . . in this case, a northern flicker.
Like a bird on a wire . . . in this case, a northern flicker.
Nantucket Sound is calm under the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Nantucket Sound is calm under the Oak Bluffs Fish Pier.
Miles Hayes quaterbacks the game as point guard.
Miles Hayes quaterbacks the game as point guard.
Leo Napier brings the ball up court.
Leo Napier brings the ball up court.
Referee Pat Mercier officiates the game.
Referee Pat Mercier officiates the game.
Wyatt Loughman at the line.
Wyatt Loughman at the line.
Bikers participate in last weekend's Christmas in Edgartown.
Bikers participate in last weekend's Christmas in Edgartown.
Upis Land Band marches in the parade.
Upis Land Band marches in the parade.
Sparky the Fire Dog takes the wheel.
Sparky the Fire Dog takes the wheel.
Elf trades in his shelf for a truck.
Elf trades in his shelf for a truck.
In period dress at the Vincent House.
In period dress at the Vincent House.
Women reenact olden times stringing popcorn.
Women reenact olden times stringing popcorn.
Sunset at the airport.
Sunset at the airport.
Someone wrote to the Gazette not so long ago with a few observations about this time of year, thoughts as appropriate today as they were when they were first published: “If we can be still long enough to see the small lights shining in the darkness, to hear the old songs sent again into the cold night, to savor in our hearts the sweetness of life in this holy time of celebration — if only we can be still, the message of Christmas is everywhere around us. It is a simple message of peace on earth and goodwill toward all, a familiar message known as good news.”
And from the staff of the Vineyard Gazette, we extend to all our friends and readers on the Island and in every state across the nation our best wishes for a Merry Christmas, Happy Hannukah and Joyous Kwanzaa and our hopes that the New Year brings peace and joy for all.