Sun Comes Out for Tisbury Town Picnic
A perfect day for a picnic at the Tisbury Waterworks Park.
A perfect day for a picnic at the Tisbury Waterworks Park.
Brayden Patz and Landon Medeiros smile for a photo before casting off.
Brayden Patz and Landon Medeiros smile for a photo before casting off.
Ralph Packer, far right, helped by Whitney, Parker, and Hannah Hagen, raises the flag.
Ralph Packer, far right, helped by Whitney, Parker, and Hannah Hagen, raises the flag.
Aiden Weiland of Oak Bluffs mid-flight.
Aiden Weiland of Oak Bluffs mid-flight.
Adriana Young of Edgartown takes a pony ride.
Adriana Young of Edgartown takes a pony ride.
Sal the alpaca sports a pair of shades.
Sal the alpaca sports a pair of shades.
The Flying Elbows provided musical accompaniment.
The Flying Elbows provided musical accompaniment.
Schedules were printed in English and Portuguese.
Schedules were printed in English and Portuguese.
The Neale family — Holly, John, Brady and Devin — out for a row.
The Neale family — Holly, John, Brady and Devin — out for a row.
Lenny Clark and Marilyn Wortman busy preparing watermelon.
Lenny Clark and Marilyn Wortman busy preparing watermelon.
Mallards shared the pond with picnickers.
Mallards shared the pond with picnickers.
Hot dogs sizzled, children laughed, and a mandolin played as rowboats floated in a calm pond and a small pony ambled down a wooded trail at the Tisbury Town Picnic on Monday.
Though hosted in Tisbury, families come from across the Vineyard — and the state, and beyond — to enjoy the day. The Neale family of Acton, on Island to visit family, tried their hand at rowing, while sisters Adriana and Talia Young of Edgartown doodled with chalk in front of the newly renovated Tashmoo Spring Building and greeted a trio of friendly alpacas.
"We come every year," the girls' father Colin said. Their mother Trena summed up the feelings of those in attendance: "It's amazing."
Read more at Families, Friends Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at Tisbury Town Picnic.