Island Light: New Year
New year dawns.
New year dawns.
Geese fly in formation over Hart's harbor.
Geese fly in formation over Hart's harbor.
Inkwell jetty extends into Nantucket Sound.
Inkwell jetty extends into Nantucket Sound.
Clay cliffs of Lucy Vincent Beach.
Clay cliffs of Lucy Vincent Beach.
Stonewalls criss-cross Chilmark along Middle Road.
Stonewalls criss-cross Chilmark along Middle Road.
Sound advice in any town's marina.
Sound advice in any town's marina.
A walk along Sengekontacket Pond's shore.
A walk along Sengekontacket Pond's shore.
Surface of Lagoon Pond is glassy from the Shellfish Hatchery dock.
Surface of Lagoon Pond is glassy from the Shellfish Hatchery dock.
Quiet on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
Quiet on Main street, Vineyard Haven.
On Tuesday morning at the first tick past midnight, a new year begins. Champagne corks will pop in households around the Island, and earlier on Monday Vineyarders will bid adieu to 2018. By tradition many consider this a time to take stock, to look back at the old and ahead to the new, making resolutions along the way.
Looking back, it was a year of protests, ferry cancelations, political debates, and hard news. But through the years Vineyard residents have conquered their problems more than once, and with hard work toward common goals it can be done again. And so, for the year ahead we offer an auspicious message of hope.
And we repeat those three familiar words that will ring around the Island and around the nation on Tuesday morning: Happy New Year.