2010 Population: 15,005 est. Martha's Vineyard, the largest resort island in New England, was formed by glacial action 10,000 years ago and lies 7 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The Island is roughly shaped like a triangle with its base the straight south shore. It is 9 miles wide and 23 miles long at its furthest points and has a total land area of approximately 100 square miles. The Vineyard has 124.6 miles of tidal shoreline. There are 6 towns on Martha's Vineyard; three up-Island towns, Aquinnah (Gay Head), Chilmark and West Tisbury, and three down-Island towns, Vineyard Haven, Oak Bluffs and Edgartown. The terms "up-Island" and "down-Island" are nautical terms referring to longitude on a map. |
Bradys NESW Bed & Breakfast is a lovingly restored Victorian house that has been in the family since 1929. Just 500 feet from Nantucket Sound, it is perfectly situated for a quick morning dip, and just a walk from a long sandy beach. Bradys is within easy walking distance of Oak Bluffs shops and restaurants, the ferry, tennis courts, and bike and car rentals.
Bradys NESW Bed & Breakfast is open all year. "Let your mind go barefoot" - come and be my guest in any of our distinctly beautiful island seasons.
P.O.Box 197, 10 Canonicus Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA
phone: 508-693-9137
1-888-693-9137
Wychmere Hotel Plans Pulled Back Tuesday April 01, 2025 |
HARWICH PORT ? A redevelopment project at the Wychmere Hotel in Harwich is being tabled. The hotel had proposed demolishing two existing building and replacing them with an upgraded hotel, doubling their square feet to about 82,000. Some residents raised concern about the larger footprint impacting view of Nantucket Sound. The plans had been submitted [?]
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Nantucket Challenges Offshore Wind Development Permits Monday March 31, 2025 |
NANTUCKET ? The Town of Nantucket has challenged federal approval for offshore wind developer SouthCoast Wind building just south of the island. The town has filed an appeal saying the project is not legally permitted and will harm local tourism. They say the government violated federal law by not addressing potential damage to the historic [?]
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