Christmas on Martha’s Vineyard
Christmas in Edgartown was last weekend and we were really getting in the spirit…here are some of the highlights!
Jim, our grumbly but lovable maintenance guy claims he’s a bah-humbug scrooge but he always does a wonderful job of getting us in the spirit with his outdoor lights – I think he excelled himself this year with this beautiful tree of lights in the courtyard of the Colonial Inn!
This is a picture of Martha’s Vineyard’s most famous ‘Christmas House’. Every fall, this display starts taking shape in time for a Thankgiving night unveiling of Santa’s Workshop. The Gatchell family take great pride in this display and I challenge you to find a family of any denomination who don’t stop by and admire the lights on County Road in Oak Bluffs every year. They collect donations for the Island Food Pantry every night and on Christmas Eve, even Santa and Mrs Claus stop by to greet all the children getting a last look at the lights before Santa jumps on his sleigh to deliver all his gifts.
The Colonial Inn lobby is all decked out with ribbons (tartan of course – guess who chose those?!) and beautiful Poinsettas.
We enjoy welcoming guests at this time of year and getting into the spirit with the parade and fun. This year there was pizza baking in the courtyard from Stonekrazy Pizza and music in the Eisenhauer Gallery on Saturday afternoon. A portion of the proceeds went to help the Red Stocking Fund. It was great to see so many people out enjoying the day – of course a good weather day helped with sunshine and mild temps in the high 40’s.
Santa rode into town, not on his usual conveyance but on a Fire Truck…
And elves were roaming everywhere, warning kids to be good, for goodness sakes. We’re not sure that Santa will believe the Tshirt that CJ’s son Daniel is wearing in this photo (Santa – I was framed!) but he’s so cute and takes such good care of his sister Jamie (she’s the cutie in the pic below with Santa), that we’re sure Santa has something good in store for him!
Santa was at Donaroma’s meeting all the kids and admiring the beautiful displays – maybe he even picked up a tree for the North Pole from their beautiful selection or made a wreath at their annual Wreath Making Workshop.
It’s never too early to make plans for next year’s Christmas in Edgartown, so call us for availability and rates on 800-627-4701.
We hope that you all have a wonderful holiday. Remember that we are open year round and still have some availability for Christmas and New Years…Or maybe you’ll need a little re-charge after all the chaos of the season?
What do you do (or where do you go) to get into the spirit of the season?
