The New England Dressage Association’s Fall Festival took place Sept. 17 to Sept. 21 in Saugerties, N.Y., where several Vineyard riders competed.

The late West Tisbury town moderator was remembered at the first annual Pat Gregory Memorial Golf Tournament, held at the Woods Hole Golf Club. Sixty-seven people hit the links and shared memories of their friend who loved to teach, work and play golf.

Fall is the perfect time for rejuvenation and relaxation, after a busy summer and before the winter calm sets in. Elliott Dacher, MD, begins the fall session of his course on meditation.

Children from all over the Island converged on the Oak Bluffs Steamship Authority dock at first light Sunday for the annual Kids’ Derby. Nine-year-old Myles Sprague took home the top prize for a 17.25-inch bluefish he caught, the largest fish of the day.

The Edgartown harbor is relatively quiet these days, with the exception of a small shack where a steady stream of fishermen arrive with their best catches of the day. The Martha’s Vineyard Bluefish and Striped Bass Derby is off to a strong start, with ideal fishing weather.

It’s been a big opening week for the youngest generation of Island fishermen, with juniors and mini juniors holding their own against the grown-ups in the Martha’s Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish Derby.