It was 10 am, and the faint rumble from a starting engine hummed as it pulled away from its slip in Oak Bluffs Harbor. Capt. “John-O” Potter stood alert in…
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Talking to John Alley in his dining room in West Tisbury, I feel like I’m in a Norman Rockwell painting — either that or in a Pepperidge Farm commercial. An…
AKA the bicycle man, Mr. Anderson helped create a wall of protection against nuclear threat, starting with Chilmark’s Peaked Hill. In 1946 in the Westminster College gymnasium in Fulton, Mo.,…
For a largely rural Island with a modest population, Martha’s Vineyard boasts what seems to be an inordinate concentration of professional gardeners. But between the ever-rising tide of seasonal homeowners,…
Like many Islanders, Liane FitzGerald has spent some quality time in a swimsuit. She was a lifeguard at Lucy Vincent Beach for 10 years; it’s probably safe to say she’s…
In a former life, Anne-Marie Eddy worked in corporate sales. Today she spends her days reimagining new life for vintage finds at ReFabulous Decor, her retail store and studio in Vineyard…
Bob Woodruff and Porter Thompson. – Stacey Rupolo Bob Woodruff moves about the deck of his 24-foot Kittiwake sloop with an agility that defies his 82 years. “You could say…
Stanley Larsen aboard his dragger, Four Kids, in Menemsha Harbor. – Lynn Christoffers Steve Amaral, Surfcaster; Derby participant for 71 years, Oak Bluffs What got you started fishing? We all grew…
Bob Nixon with one of his beloved Red Devons. I’m not a big cow person. They’re sort of like rural wallpaper, nothing to get overly excited about. And then I…
Bridgette mixes her own natural henna paste before every pop-up, private booking, party, or wedding. An earthy herbal scent came from the golden-green paste that Bridgette Bartlett glided onto a…
