ABOUT MARTHA'S VINEYARD:
DAILY EVENTS ARE LISTED ON EVENTSMV.COM, AND LOCAL NEWSPAPERS.
NATURE TRAILS
THE LAND BANK PUBLISHES MAPS OF HIKING TRAILS
FAVORITE WALKS ARE WASKOSIM'S ROCK, CEDAR TREE NECK,
AND FELIX NECK (WHICH HAS AN ADMISSION FEE)
BIKE PATHS - THERE ARE MANY; MAPS CAN BE EASILY PURCHASED. RENTALS IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
PUBLIC BEACHES
STATE BEACH, BETWEEN OAK BLUFFS AND EDGARTOWN IS CALM, AND THE WATER IS WARMER THAN OCEAN BEACHES.
MENEMSHA FACES THE CAPE AND TENDS TO BE CALM, WITH GOOD SUNSETS.
BE CAUTIOUS OF KATAMA'S BEACH (SOUTH BEACH), WHICH OFTEN HAS LARGE WAVES AND AN UNDERTOW.
AQUINNAH HAS VARIABLE SURF, COLORFUL CLIFFS. THERE IS A FEE FOR PARKING. PARKING LOT IS A FEW MINUTE'S WALK TO BEACH, AND FILLS UP EARLY.
LAMBERT'S COVE - OPEN AFTER 6 PM TO THE PUBLIC. SANDY, CALM, GREAT FOR PICNICS AND SUNSETS.
LAGOON POND HAS A NARROW STRIP OF BEACH AND IS A 10 MINUTE WALK FROM THE COTTAGE. (WALK OUT TO ALPINE AVE, TURN RIGHT AND RIGHT AGAIN AT COLONIAL. FOLLOW TO BEACH, CROSSING BARNES ROAD).
RESTAURANTS
ART CLIFF DINER, VINEYARD HAVEN. GREAT BREAKFAST AND LUNCH.
THE GALLEY IN MENEMSHA HAS GOOD QUALITY FAST FOOD AND A SCENIC VIEW FROM THE BACK PORCH-DINING AREA.
GIORDANO'S, OAK BLUFFS IS POPULAR FOR FAMILY-STYLE ITALIAN FOOD AND PIZZA REASONABLY PRICED. TAKE OUT PIZZA.
THE SQUARE RIGGER IN EDGARTOWN IS EXCELLENT.$$$
THE OUTERMOST INN, AQUINNAH - ATTRACTIVE, BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS, VERY GOOD $$$
SWEET LIFE CAFE, OAK BLUFFS. GREAT FOOD, DINE IN OR ON THE PATIO. $$$
CHILMARK STORE - GREAT PIZZA YOU CAN EAT IN A ROCKING CHAIR ON THE PORCH.
OFFSHORE ALE IN OAK BLUFFS HAS A PATIO.
FAT RONNIE'S IN OAK BLUFFS HAS GREAT TAKE OUT BURGERS.
FYI
RESERVATIONS ARE NECESSARY IN THE BETTER RESTAURANTS.
SOME TOWNS ARE "DRY". CHECK WITH YOUR RESTAURANT ABOUT BYOB.
EATING IN? DON'T MISS THE NET RESULT SEAFOOD MARKET IN VINEYARD HAVEN.
EVENTS OF INTEREST:
BAND CONCERTS ARE SCHEDULED ALTERNATING SUNDAYS AT THE GAZEBOS IN OAK BLUFFS AND VINEYARD HAVEN.
FARMER'S MARKET: SATURDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IN WEST TISBURY AT THEAGRICULTURAL HALL. 9 AM TO NOON
VINEYARD ARTISAN'S FESTIVAL: THURSDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM 10AM TO 2PM IN WEST TISBURY.
CHILMARK FLEA: WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS 9:00 TO 2PM
LIBRARIES: EACH TOWN HAS GOOD LIBRARIES, WITH WIFI, INTERNET, AND CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES.
MYTOI JAPANESE GARDENS ON CHAPPAQUIDDICK. BRING A PICNIC. RIDE THE CHAPPY FROM EDGARTOWN