To the Editor: For 43 years beginning in 1979, Tisbury has sponsored a Memorial Day picnic at the Tashmoo Spring Building. In 2008 the Tisbury picnic committee issued an open invitation to all Island residents to join with us in honoring this very special occasion. And this past Monday, after a two-year hiatus because of […]
Congratulations to these six students who have chosen to take the road less traveled in service to our great country. They've made their families, communities, and our whole country proud by dedicating themselves to a cause so much bigger than themselves. I know we all wish nothing but the best for their bright futures at their respective service academies and beyond!
The Great Pond Foundation in Edgartown and its partners have been collecting data about harmful algae blooms, of which cyanobacteria (also known as blue-green algae) was a large concern on Martha’s Vineyard in 2021, and is expected to continue so in the future. These groups now plan to expand their work during 2022, and the […]
From champagne to candy, with rose and bubblegum in between, is it any wonder we love a pink lake? With the right balance of salt, sun and some hardworking micro-organisms, here are the lakes with the hottest hues.
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LAKE MACDONNELL, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
If you want to tackle driving the Nullarbor Plain, prepare to hear stories of the 1256 kilometre-long, achingly boring drive across southern Australia. But just an hour west of Ceduna, where the plain officially starts, a left turn and a 10-minute drive leads you to a rainbow of lakes, including the watermelon-pink Lake MacDonnell. For those whose colour preferences stretch further than simply pink, it s match by a blue lake and a green lake of similarly eye-popping tones. Happily for photographers, a perfectly straight road cuts between them, creating fabulous, made-for-social-media snaps of vivid pink on one side of the road, and turquoise or green on the other. The road ends at renowned surf spot Cactus Beach, at t