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Nostalgia Season on Martha’s Vineyard
Dec 2 2010
People in the tourism industry refer to times of year in a different sort way than ordinary folk, especially here on Marthas Vineyard. Where you might say ‘summer’, we say ‘peak’ season. You may call them ‘spring’ or ‘fall’ but to us they are just ‘shoulder season’. These refer to our level of volume in [...]
Going Green on Martha’s Vineyard Part 2: The chemicals
Mar 28 2010
Let’s continue the story of Greening the Colonial Inn. If you missed Part One it’s over here. Go ahead, I’ll wait while you catch up… My brain hurts just compiling the factoids for this post. My notes are scribbled and vague at best and I do NOT have a doctorate in this stuff, but it is [...]
Going Green on Martha’s Vineyard Part 1 – Baby Steps
Feb 5 2010
I will attempt to walk a fine line in this article. I like our planet…I think we should keep it! It’s a ‘fixer-upper’, that’s for sure, but I’ve grown fond of it over the years. The more research I do into the realm of becoming ecologically responsible the more I feel that it could be [...]
Christmas in Edgartown
Dec 4 2009
It is the Holiday Season again, and with Thanksgiving behind us, the next big event on Martha’s Vineyard is “Christmas in Edgartown”. Let me say up front that I am…less than enthusiastic, shall we say…of the Christmas season. I have an incredible dislike of commercial jingles, (did they start in mid-October this year? Curses…), smarmy [...]
A Haunted Inn in Edgartown, Part 3
Oct 31 2009
As I mentioned, Jim, our maintenance man, grew bored of winter island life. He decided to entertain himself by rooting around under the building for relics. Therefore, with fedora and bullwhip, he began his search for coins, arrowheads, old bottles etc. We were not expecting him to find bones. Large bones. I’m no expert. I [...]
A Haunted Inn in Edgartown?
Oct 28 2009
Editor’s Note: Just in time for Halloween… this 3 part series is about the spooky events surrounding the 2006 construction of the Edgartown Residence Club on North Water Street, at The Colonial Inn. If you are interested in more spooky (but true) Martha’s Vineyard stories, you should check out some of the books by local writer Holly Nadler, [...]
A Summer Evening in Edgartown… & A Very Special Bedtime
Sep 11 2009
This article is not about something to do or see on the Island. I have no secret places to recommend, no hot spots that are ‘the place to be this week’. It is concerning a moment of crazy, random happenstance, an act of kindness from unseen strangers. We are still in the experimental stages of [...]
Searching for the Perfect Ice Cream Cone on Martha’s Vineyard
Aug 24 2009
Okay, yes. We are Newbie parents. We kept as much sugar our of our baby girl’s life as possible during the first year. I have already received mockery from friends and family for this (no TV either. How shocking…) so no taunting the blog-guy! Now, however, we have discovered the joys of “Icey Creeem” as [...]
Chappaquiddick – The “Other” Island
Jul 30 2009
I have developed a routine. Not so shocking for those of you who know me. Each afternoon or early evening, I’ll pack up my daughter into the backpack and we will walk to the harbor. We will feed the swan, should he appear and watch the boats. “Boats! Boats, boats, boats!” she chirps in my [...]
Do I need a car on Martha’s Vineyard?
Jul 18 2009
If I had a dollar for everyone who has ended a reservation call with some variation on this theme, I’d be a happy man. Sometimes, people want me to tell them what they should do and I simply cannot. This can be frustrating for some. There are as many answers as there are people. Some [...]