Menemsha - Martha's Vineyard

A fast-moving fire that broke out at 2:42 pm Monday destroyed the Coast Guard boathouse in Menemsha, and its pier, a truck, several private boats and the wooden causeway that provided vehicle access to the fill dock on the west side of the harbor, stranding eight vehicles.

After the horrible fire on Monday, the Harbor is now up and running .

Quoted in The Martha’s Vineyard Times Online

“Dennis Jason, Chilmark harbormaster, said the harbor is back in business.

Menemsha Station chief Jason Olsen said the 25-foot patrol boat is now on station. The next goal, he said, is to find a berth for the 47-foot motor lifeboat.

The Coast Guard once again asked that anyone who took photos of the area just before the fire, or who saw the first indication of smoke or flames, to contact the Coast Guard at 508-645-2661.”

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From the Wall Street Journal Online Edition August 29, 2009

Obama’s Vineyard Visit Sparks Tabloid’s Sneers at an Old Broadsheet

By ELIZABETH WILLIAMSON

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama was looking for quiet family time on Martha’s Vineyard this week. But the first family’s vacation has fanned a long-running newspaper war here between the island’s upmarket broadsheet and its scrappy, free tabloid.

The Vineyard Gazette, a coffee-table-sized broadsheet, welcomed the president with a 16-page special section headlined: “From Our Island to Our President.”

In a front-page open letter to the president, Gazette editor Julia Wells wrote: “There is promise, Mr. President, that you may actually get … downtime with your family, at Blue Heron Farm in Chilmark, a town that still counts its ballots in a wooden hand-cranked ballot box. A town that voted overwhelmingly for you.”

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Check out this sculpture by Jay Lagemann made to celebrate the Obamas coming to Jay’s hometown on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard for their Summer Vacation.     http://jaylagemann.blogspot.com/2009/08/presidential-welcome-is-on-trailer-and.html

Check out this beautiful Menemsha Sunset courtesy of artist, JayLagemann. http://jaylagemann.blogspot.com/2009/08/menemsha-sunset.html

Buddy Vanderhoop is booked this week, but if, as expected, he gets a call from President Obama’s people, he’s taking it.

click on link below for the complete article – courtesy of The Boston Globe

by Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein, Globe Staff
http://www.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2009/08/26/a_fishing_buddy_for_obama/

Come along with Professor Beach and Discover and Explore Menemsha in Martha’s Vineyard.

Menemasha is a quaint fishing town with a beautiful beach and harbor.  I took these photos when I was there a few weeks ago.

Menemsha Beach

Menemsha Harbor

Menemsha Harbor Beach

Menemsha Harbor Dunes

Menemsha Harbor Fisherman Statue

Menemsha Harbor Fishing Boats

Menemsha Harbor Sailboat

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