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The Martha's Vineyard Museum
Martha's Vineyard is an island community of six towns and five
working lighthouses off the coast of Massachusetts, seven miles
out from Cape Cod. The island is about twenty miles long (east
to west) and nine miles wide. It is a lovely place to live and
a popular destination resort with a year round population of 15,000
swelling to almost 100,000 during the summer.
Air service is available all year, as is the passenger
& auto steamship ferry which leaves from Woods Hole, Massachusetts
on a daily basis (weather permitting). During the summer months,
additional air service is available as well as passenger ferry
service to and from Falmouth, Cape Cod and Nantucket Island. And
of course you may sail your own boat into one of our harbors.
Although a limited number of cars may come in on
the ferry there are numerous other ways to travel once you're
on the island. There is taxi service and there are shuttle busses
linking the towns. You can also rent bicycles or mopeds.
Martha's Vineyard is a great place for walking too......strolling
through the restaurant and shopping areas, you might stop for
ice cream or lemonade on a hot summer day. You can walk past the
old sea captains' mansions. There are, nature walks and wildlife
preserves, and of course the many beaches......and it is just
a short walk from the center of Edgartown to the lighthouse.
www.mvy.com
Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
A comprehensive guide to traveling, accommodations, what to do,
when and how to do it
www.mvy.com/beach.html
Chamber of Commerce Guide to Beaches
Beaches on Martha's Vineyard, one example of the organization
and thoroughness of this site
www.mvol.com
Martha's Vineyard On Line
Another valuable resource similar to above with links to just
about everything it doesn't cover directly
www.destinationinsider.com/vineyard
Destination Insider Guide to Martha's Vineyard
A guide to accommodations, dining, travel and the island in general
www.islandferry.com
Steamship Authority
Passenger (and automobile) ferry from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven
and Oak Bluffs. Reservations are required for vehicles.
www.falmouthferry.com
Falmouth-Edgartown Ferry
The 'Pied Piper', non-auto (bicycles ok) passenger ferry from
Falmouth to Edgartown. This is the one I usually take. It's a
smaller craft than the Steamship Authority and reservations (at
least on weekends) are required.
For other ferry choices see www.mvy.com
Martha's Vineyard Chamber of Commerce
www.vineyardtransit.com
Martha's Vineyard Regional Transit Authority
Public transportation shuttle bus service around the island
www.mvtimes.com
Martha's Vineyard Times
Martha's Vineyard Times newspaper on-line
www.mvgazette.com
Martha's Vineyard Gazette
Martha's Vineyard Gazette newspaper on-line
www.townstuff.com/townhome.cfm?town=90
Web Directory - Edgartown
A web directory of city information and businesses in Edgartown
Edgartown Harbormaster
Telephone Number: 508-627-4746
When sailing into Martha's Vineyard contact the Harbormaster of
the appropriate harbor
Detailed
map of downtown Edgartown
top of
page
the memorial, design,
adding a child
history, resources,
contact,
home
the names of the children who are at the memorial
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