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martha’s vineyard in the offseason

Posted on 11.18.16 under martha's vineyard

The island where presidents come to r-e-l-a-x — at least the ones that want to emulate John F. Kennedy. His widow, Jacky Bouvier Kennedy Onassis lived in Chilmark. John Jr. died in a plane crash on his way to Martha’s Vineyard with his wife Carolyn Bessette and her sister Lauren in 1999.

It’s a lovely place but I don’t think that Trump will vacation there. Massachusetts is a blue state and MV is even bluer.

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Route 24 to 25 heading to Woods Hole.

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View from the ferry leaving Woods Hole.

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Entering Vineyard Haven harbor. It’s a working shipyard.

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Grace Church, Vineyard Haven where my father’s ashes were re-interred.

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After a long discussion with our old best friend, Barry, we were assured that everything would be just fine! Don’t worry!

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Our original cottage that was burned down in 1973. This became the back as it was actually two houses connected with a door on the 2nd floor. Arson was the cause and it was alleged that the perpetrator was a close relative of the fire chief. Scuttlebutt was he was banished from the island, but who knows?

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Most photographed cottage in the Campground.

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Everyone needs attention so there are more than one pink house, now.

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Menemsha, a working fishing harbor. Also a Coast Guard base and the staging place for the rescue attempt after John Jr. crashed his plane.

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Since it will be Thanksgiving — another ambivalent, imperialist holiday — this week, the sight of these feral turkeys quickened this feral bird hunter’s pulse.