All Roads Lead To Martha’s Vineyard Again

Posted on July 6, 2008
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Off the coast of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard gleams in the sun and continues to reign as the best summerplace since the 1800s. It’s also here that men’s wallets are emptied and credit cards are swiped to the max to be able savor the islands charms. But no matter the cost, Martha’s Vineyard remains the best summerplace in the heartland.

Martha’s Vineyard Six Towns

Martha’s Vineyard is a large island of 6 municipalities – Oak Bluffs, Edgartown, Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, Chilmark, and Aquinnah. The island is a tourist’s haven of quaint towns, miles of the Nantucket Sound, warm summer afternoons, cool evening breezes, and great nightlife and shopping.

Once you reach the shoreline of Vineyard Haven, bobbing wooden colorful boats and the two tall ships of the famous Black Dog Company will welcome you to America’s favorite summerplace. Where to go? Once you gun your car off the ferry, you’ll have several choices that can nourish your passions – shopping, sun bathing, feasting on seafood, movies, nature tripping, touring historical places, and celebrity house gawking.

Some prefer to pitch tents in selected areas rather than checking into hotels. They dine in off-the-beaten-track places where robust meals and drinks are served.

Oaks Bluffs – Here, you’ll find the famous gingerbread houses, throbbing nightlife, and a busy Circuit Avenue where the commercial strip is situated. Take home one of those canvas men’s wallets or passport wallet, quilted bedspreads, home decor, Indian printed cloths, and much more.

Edgartown – A quaint New England Village with olden houses and a white church with tall spires. The posh enclaves in Edgartown offer pricey dining. But there is a cheaper spot that brags of tempting colonial flavors – tankards of draft root beer, the wheat ale topped with blueberries, and addictive fries in the Kelly House Hotel’s tavern.

Vineyard Haven has tasty seafood and the Net Result offers friendlier prices. Feast on lobster, crab cakes, and sushi and satisfy your sweet tooth at Mad Martha’s ice cream parlor. For movies, watch the recent blockbusters in New Haven and Edgartown, if sun, sea, and sand start to weary you.

Want a laidback summer? Chilmark, West Tisbury, and Aquinnah are the places to go. You will not see the typical rows of houses, but a tapestry of lush green woodlands, dirt roads, and the famed colorful rock faces in Gay Head (Aquinnah).

Bike, hike, swim, dine on food, guzzle all the drink, and soak in all the fun and relaxation. At the end of summer, your wallet may or may not be emptied, but what the heck? You had a long hot but entertaining summer.

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