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