Island Light: Everything at Once
Nothing says summer food like nighttime slices and fried clams from Giordano's.
Nothing says summer food like nighttime slices and fried clams from Giordano's.
Jeremy Osborn takes his sons Noah and Everett crabbing on the Owen Park pier.
Jeremy Osborn takes his sons Noah and Everett crabbing on the Owen Park pier.
July means sunflower season at Island roadside flower stands.
July means sunflower season at Island roadside flower stands.
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club gives sailing lessons in the outer harbor.
Vineyard Haven Yacht Club gives sailing lessons in the outer harbor.
Trying to keep cool in Katama.
Trying to keep cool in Katama.
A group effort to whitewash a barn on Lambert's Cove Road.
A group effort to whitewash a barn on Lambert's Cove Road.
Mike Creato comes in for a landing on the grass airstrip at Katama Airfield.
Mike Creato comes in for a landing on the grass airstrip at Katama Airfield.
Evening rainshowers this month brings up many varieties of mushrooms.
Evening rainshowers this month brings up many varieties of mushrooms.
Pond outside the State Forest headquarters.
Pond outside the State Forest headquarters.
Shady and cool under the pines.
Shady and cool under the pines.
Green Room on Main street, Vineyard Haven in the site of the old Ben Franklins 5 & 10.
Green Room on Main street, Vineyard Haven in the site of the old Ben Franklins 5 & 10.
Across from Lagoon Pond and up the hill to the Martha's Vineyard Museum grounds.
Across from Lagoon Pond and up the hill to the Martha's Vineyard Museum grounds.
Dinghies pulled ashore on Vineyard Haven harbor.
Dinghies pulled ashore on Vineyard Haven harbor.
Chimney remains at Pecoy Point Preserve, a relic of an old shucking shack.
Chimney remains at Pecoy Point Preserve, a relic of an old shucking shack.
Quahaug at the bottom of Sengie.
Quahaug at the bottom of Sengie.
The season grows with summer activities scheduled for everywhere and seemingly at once. The trick on the Vineyard at this time of year is to slow down enough to enjoy some of what the Island offers in summer. You cannot explore everything. But the fun is trying to.