Strolling the Athens of the Island and Dancing at the Gallery
The whimsical alabaster dancing sculptures are synonymous with downtown West Tisbury.
The whimsical alabaster dancing sculptures are synonymous with downtown West Tisbury.
The Field Gallery was established in 1970 and holds three galleries and a sculpture garden in the heart of West Tisbury.
The Field Gallery was established in 1970 and holds three galleries and a sculpture garden in the heart of West Tisbury.
The Field Gallery is a public space in perpetuity.
The Field Gallery is a public space in perpetuity.
Alley's General Store has more than 150 years dealing in almost anything.
Alley's General Store has more than 150 years dealing in almost anything.
The bell outside town hall had a long and active life, presiding over the Dukes County Academy.
The bell outside town hall had a long and active life, presiding over the Dukes County Academy.
Serving smiles as well as gas at Up-Island Automotive.
Serving smiles as well as gas at Up-Island Automotive.
Rural West Tisbury has dirt roads and parcels of farmland where animals roam.
Rural West Tisbury has dirt roads and parcels of farmland where animals roam.
Sepiessa Point feaures a vast area of sandplain forest stretching south to the Atlantic Ocean.
Sepiessa Point feaures a vast area of sandplain forest stretching south to the Atlantic Ocean.
Oysters are a delicious diversion in Tisbury Great Pond.
Oysters are a delicious diversion in Tisbury Great Pond.
The commercial center of West Tisbury includes up-Island’s only grocery store, a bank, post office, restaurant, and small shops.
The commercial center of West Tisbury includes up-Island’s only grocery store, a bank, post office, restaurant, and small shops.
Time for warmer days garden work.
Time for warmer days garden work.
Along the sandy path to Lambert's Cove Beach.
Along the sandy path to Lambert's Cove Beach.
Looking eastward to the high bluffs of Makonikey.
Looking eastward to the high bluffs of Makonikey.
Gentle waves of the north shore soothe the soul.
Gentle waves of the north shore soothe the soul.
From a poem by John Maloney:
West to West Tisbury, the Athens of the Island,
seven pianos on Music Street after George Smith
bought one for his daughter, couples strolling
on a Sunday afternoon listening to Brahms and Bach.
To The Fair, with ribbons won for baking apple cobbler,
the Ferris Wheel high above the Grange and Ag halls.
Tiasquam to the Ocean, to Tisbury Great and oysters
for the taking, ice-cutting in Ice House Pond — town
where Joshua Slocum retired, dancers at the Gallery.