Martha's Vineyard is the only community sanctioned by the U.S. Federal Government to have a possessive apostrophe in its place name
Down Island/Up Island Towns – are geographic descriptions that come from the Vineyard's extensive nautical history. The terms refer to the closer proximity of the "down island towns" to Greenwich, UK – where the global standard for time is measured from the 0 degrees longitude position
East and West Chop Lighthouses guard both sides of the entrance to Vineyard Haven Harbor. The "Chops" are so called due to the choppy waters converging at the head of the harbor
During the spring, in the evening, listen for the call of the Vineyard's small tree frog (a.k.a., the "pinkletink"). Now you know the meaning behind the name of the snack bar at our Mattakesett Activities Center
Triangular-shaped, the Island is 20 miles long by 9 miles wide
Hand-carved in New York City in 1876, the "Flying Horses Carousel" in Oak Bluffs is the oldest continuously operating carousel in the country
The movie "Jaws" was filmed on Martha's Vineyard in 1974
