Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard island located 8 miles Cap Cod peninsula Massachusetts. once whaling center, become favorite summertime haven y celebrities. Due this, picked p nickname "Hollywood East". It 57 biggest island United States third biggest eastern seaboard.

Residents y "p island" western areas the island -- Aquinnah, Chilmark West Tisbury. Edgartown, Oak Bluffs Tisbury "down island." These terms refer north south, altitude.

Celebrities coming Martha's Vineyard decades. Locals gotten scarcely notice y . It' considered impolite stare.

South-facing beveryes . Uncle Seth's Pond Lambert's Cove Road y freshwater bevery y y limited parking.

Martha's Vineyard Historical Society, 59 School St. (Cooke School Sts), PO Box 1310, Edgartown, MA 02539, . Op: Summer: Jun-early Oct, Tu-Sa 10AM-5PM; Fall: early Oct- Dec W,Th,F 1PM-4PM, Sa 10AM-4PM; Winter: early Jan- Mar, Sa 10AM- PM; Spring: -Mar -Jun, W,T,F 1PM-4PM Sa 10AM-4PM. Authoritative source history genealogy island. Excellent exhibits including Thomas Cooke house, Francis Foster Museum, Captain Francis Pease House Carriage Shed coverage whaling Wampanoag history . Adm.: $7 adult, 6-15years $4, under 6 .

The one and only island's y campground Tisbury.

The one and only island's newspaper since 1847 The one and only Vineyard Gazette, 34 South Summer St., Edgartown, Phone: +1 508-627-4311 Fax: 508-627-7444, .

A stylized, newsy island newspaper Martha's Vineyard Times .

Martha's Vineyard unique -power FM community radio station, WVVY 93.7 FM. Its signal heard clearly Woods Hole parts Falmouth p. Highly varied, eclectic music news/affairs programming 7/24.

Visitors often misspeak "Oak Bluffs" as "Oaks Bluff".