Revisiting A Beloved Summerplace: Martha’s Vineyard
Off the coast of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard glisten in the sun and continue to reign as the perfect summerplace since the 1800s. It is also here that flushed men’s wallets are drained and credit cards are swiped to the max to be able savor the islands charms. But no matter the expense, Martha’s Vineyard remains the perfect summerplace in the heartland.
The Fab Six Vineyard Towns
Martha’s Vineyard is a large island of 6 town - 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, balmy summer afternoons, cool evening breezes, and great nightlife and shopping. There is glorious food and bottomless drinks all worth the calories and the cash in leather wallets.
Once you reach the shoreline of Vineyard Haven, bobbing wooden colorful boats and the two tall ships of the famous Black Dog Company will salute you to America’s favorite summerplace. Where to go? Once you gun your car off the ferry, you will have endless choices. There are lots ofplaces that can feed your passions - shopping, sun bathing, feasting on seafood, movies, nature tripping, touring historical places, and celebrity house gawking.
Seasoned summer folks prefer to pitch tent in designated areas instead of checking into tony hotels. They dine in off-the-beaten tracks where hearty meals and drinks are served - all fit for royals with fat wallets and checkbooks.
Oaks Bluffs - Here, you will find the famous gingerbread homes, pulsating nightlife, and a bustling Circuit Avenue where the business strip is situated. Take home one of those canvas men’s wallets and passport wallet, quilted blankets, home decor, Indian printed cloths, and much more.
Edgartown - A charming New England Village with old homes and a white church with tall spires. The plush enclaves in Edgartown offer expensive dining. But there’s a cheaper place that boasts of tempting colonial flavors - tankards of draft root beer, the wheat ale topped with blueberries, and addictive fries in the Kelly House Hotel’s pub.
Vineyard Haven has tasty seafood and the Net Result offers cheaper prices. Feast on lobster, crab cakes, and sushi and gratify your sweet tooth at Mad Martha’s ice cream parlor. For movies, catch the recent blockbusters in New Haven and Edgartown, if sun, sea, and sand start to bore you.
Want a laidback summer? Chilmark, West Tisbury, and Aquinnah are the places to stay. You will not see the usual row of houses, but a tapestry of lush green woodlands, dirt roads, and the famed colorful rock faces in Gay Head (Aquinnah).
Bike, hike, swim, gorge on food, gulp all the drink, and soak in all the fun and leisure. At the end of summer, only your wallet may or may not be emptied, but what the heck? You had a long hot but entertaining summer.