The English settled Martha’s Vineyard from the outside in; early colonial settlements clustered around natural harbors and mill-powering streams, mostly near the periphery of the Island. The dry interior that scrubby triangle formed by the highways connecting Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury, and Edgartown remained virtually uninhabited for centuries. Modern inland developments like those […]
There were at least a dozen men named “Benjamin Luce” who resided on Martha’s Vineyard over the past four centuries all cousins of one another. Once, you could drive a cart from near the site of the modern roundabout in Oak Bluffs all the way to Waldron’s Bottom on the south shore of Edgartown […]
Updated 4:20 pm Island Grown Initiative is looking to expand its facilities to consolidate the farm’s operations, expand its educational programs, and provide housing for IGI workers at its Thimble Farm headquarters. IGI proposes a new one-story 3,200 square foot education and innovation center for offices and educational spaces, three seasonal yurts of 16 feet […]