Year in Pictures: 2013
January: Work begins to rebuild Menemsha docks destroyed by fire three years ago.
January: Work begins to rebuild Menemsha docks destroyed by fire three years ago.
January: Boatbuilders at Gannon and Benjamin craft replica whaleboat Essex as Charles W. Morgan prepares to sail again.
January: Boatbuilders at Gannon and Benjamin craft replica whaleboat Essex as Charles W. Morgan prepares to sail again.
March: East Chop Drive changed to one way due to slumping bluff, erosion mounts assault on scenic drive.
March: East Chop Drive changed to one way due to slumping bluff, erosion mounts assault on scenic drive.
March: Margot Datz completes Old Whaling Church mural in 10 shades of gray.
March: Margot Datz completes Old Whaling Church mural in 10 shades of gray.
May: Cynthia Riggs marries Howard Attebery in love story of the year.
May: Cynthia Riggs marries Howard Attebery in love story of the year.
June: Filming of reality television show The Vineyard heats up early summer scene.
June: Filming of reality television show The Vineyard heats up early summer scene.
July: Schifter house mammoth move on Chappaquiddick attracts attention around the country.
July: Schifter house mammoth move on Chappaquiddick attracts attention around the country.
July: Running Free runs aground at Norton Point beach and is looted.
July: Running Free runs aground at Norton Point beach and is looted.
August is Presidential vacation month and the Vineyard again welcomes the Obamas.
August is Presidential vacation month and the Vineyard again welcomes the Obamas.
September: Katama Bay oyster farms close briefly after bacterial disease discovered.
September: Katama Bay oyster farms close briefly after bacterial disease discovered.
September: Cape and Islands Sen. Dan Wolf petitions state ethics commission for rule change, later ends campaign for governor.
September: Cape and Islands Sen. Dan Wolf petitions state ethics commission for rule change, later ends campaign for governor.
November: Tobias Vanderhoop elected chairman of Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), marking leadership change.
November: Tobias Vanderhoop elected chairman of Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), marking leadership change.
A year punctuated by visits from a president, right whales, the arrival of a roundabout and a reality television crew.