Tag Archives: Campground

April Calendar Picture …

Posted on April 1, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

April’s picture is of part of a Campground cottage… I liked the flower boxes on the fence and the splash of red on the door. I took this in May 2012.

- by Joan -

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Tagged architecture, calendar pictures, Campground, houses, Martha's Vineyard

MV Tri-Vets Answers …

Posted on February 25, 2013 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Trivia answers…

#1 – which is further north… West Chop or East Chop — West Chop

#2 – name 4 presidents who have spent a night or more on the Vineyard — Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Clinton, Obama

#3 – what does the name ‘beetlebung’ mean — the wood was used for making mallets (beetles) which were used to bang on the bungs (plugs) on casks

#4 – why did Alexander Graham Bell visit MV in 1895 — Bell visited MV in 1895 to study the deaf community in Chilmark

#5 – what town is the only town in the world with its name — Edgartown

Snippets answers…

#1 – 100_8645 Bank of Martha’s Vineyard

#2 – Gingerbread houses in the Campground

#3 - Flying Horses

#4 - plaque on The Edgartown Inn

#5 - Edgartown lighthouse

Hope you enjoyed MV tri-ets.

- Joan -

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Tagged architecture, Campground, Flying Horses, Lighthouses, Martha's Vineyard, Photographs, snippets, trivia questions

Vineyard Oct 2012 …

Posted on October 16, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Lucky, lucky me, two trips to MV this year, May and October, both beautiful months to be on the Vineyard. Come along and join me, my daughter Deb, her dog Chappy and my granddaughter Tiffany on our adventure.

Welcome to Cape Cod… getting closer to Woods Hole and the ferry by the minute.

Arrived late afternoon on Saturday and mostly walked, browsed, stretched our legs and paws, enjoyed a good meal and then settled in for the night.

Sunday morning was stunning. After breakfast in the garden at Espresso Love we drove out to W Tisbury to the Artisan Fair at the Grange Hall.

We browsed, bought a few trinkets and then headed down the road to the whimsical and delightful Field Gallery. You can’t visit here and not smile.

A moment of relaxation and contemplation before moving on.

The afternoon culminated with a ride on the Flying Horses. You can never be too young or too old to not enjoy a spin and a chance to catch the brass ring.

After breakfast Monday morning at the Black Dog Cafe…

…we headed to pumpkin heaven at Morning Glory Farm.

Part of the afternoon was spent walking through the Campground.

This is the first cottage in the Campground…1864.

Tuesday’s breakfast was at Among The Flowers in Edgartown.

Then a drive Up-Island to the Beetlebung Cafe and to spend the day with a good friend.

The nexy day our time on the Vineyard came too quickly to an end.

Here comes the Martha’s Vineyard to take us back to America.

One final picture.

PS… Chappy waiting patiently as always.

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Tagged architecture, autumn, Campground, dogs, Family, Flying Horses, Martha's Vineyard, Memories, Photographs

Snippet Update #7 …

Posted on October 4, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Full size snippet pictures ~ part 7.

1 – Oak Bluffs beach

2 – Oak Bluffs harbor

3 – Ag Hall

4 – Island Home

5 – Field Gallery

6 – Oak Bluffs wharf

7 – Trinity Methodist Church~Campground

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Tagged architecture, beach, Campground, churches, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Photographs

Carly and Harry Revisited …

Posted on September 14, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

It all began with this little snippet in the Vineyard Gazette in September of 1990. My daughter Deb likes Harry Connick Jr and I’m a huge fan of Carly Simon, I have been even before I knew of her Vineyard connection. This seemed like a perfect weekend getaway for us but how could I manage to get tickets when I live in NJ and they were only on sale on the Vineyard !

I did it. I was determined and when it involves the Vineyard my determination is un-stoppable. So off we went. There were a few glitches along the way concerning MV accommodations and ferry reservations so we decided to stay in Falmouth on the mainland and just go to the Vineyard for the day of the concert.

It was a spectacular September Sunday afternoon on the Vineyard, the Campground was filled with happy concertgoers bustling around.

Before the concert began we were talking with a woman sitting next to us who was going on and on about how excited she was to be seeing Carly Simon. She said she had chatted about it with her seat mate on the small plane she had flown over to MV on that afternoon. She told him she had no idea who Harry Connick, Jr was, but that she was mainly there to see Carly.

When Harry stepped onto the stage she gasped and said “oh my god, that’s the young man I was talking to on the plane.” Just a tad embarrassing.

At 3pm Harry stepped on stage and the concert began. His band was fantastic and Harry’s voice velvety smooth. After about an hour or so of great music the lights were turned off. The only illumination was the sun shining through the stained glass windows around the perimeter of the Tabernacle !! And out stepped…..

CARLY. I was beside myself. In actuality though the person beside me was Carly’s mother!! I have seen Carly in concert several times since then but seeing her on the Vineyard and at the Tabernacle was something really special for me. Harry and Carly sang a few songs together, their voices meshed beautifully.

Carly did a few songs alone and then way too soon it was over. What a fantastic day, one we’ll never forget.

The reviews of the concert were glowing, much like the talents of Carly Simon and Harry Connick Jr. as they stood side by side on the stage of the Tabernacle.

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After the concert we had ‘drinks’ with the band at the Oyster Bar in Oak Bluffs… us and about 100 other people… then we headed to Edgartown for dinner.

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Too quickly our lovely day on the Vineyard was coming to an end. We drove back to Oak Bluffs for one last look at the now darkened Tabernacle. We had booked a late ferry and it’s one of the few times I’ve sailed at night. The sky was star filled, a cool breeze was blowing and a young man on board was strumming his guitar and singing softly. Perfect day.

I”ve seen Carly 6 or 7 times but this was the first time and there couldn’t have been a more perfect place.

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Tagged Campground, Events, Martha's Vineyard, Memories, Photographs, Tabernacle

Memories of Past Illumination Nights …

Posted on August 13, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Upcoming Illumination Night is Wed, Aug 15, 2012. It has always been my favorite event of the summer

Going to Illumination Night is a thrill for me no matter my age.

I think I was 2 and 1/2 the first time I went, I’m embarrassed to say that even with my annoyingly good memory, I don’t remember it. My first memory of Illumination Night involves wearing a particularly pretty dress so I’m thinking I was around three or four.

My dad, mom, god-mother and I would have an early supper and then walk to the Campground. My dad and I would stroll around looking at all the beautifully decorated gingerbread houses while my mother and god-mother would chat with friends and relatives.

At 8 o’clock the Vineyard Haven Band would begin playing and the always fun community sing would start. Patriotic songs like, America The Beautiful, Yankee Doodle, Battle Hymn of the Republic are always stirring and emotional. It took me a couple of years to learn the words to all the songs and I still get messed up on a couple of the rounds like John Brown’s Baby. The band playing the Star Spangled Banner and the rousing Stars and Stripes Forever are always crowd pleasers.

But as much fun as that was it was only a precursor to the main event. The Tabernacle and Campground go dark… the crowd cheers. The lighting of the first lantern and then all the gingerbread houses are simoutaneously aglow with Japanese lanterns. Everyone oohs and ahhs and stream out of the Tabernacle to walk through the magical fairyland the Campground has become. My dad would carry me on his shoulders so I could see everything… I felt like I could touch the stars.

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After seeing all there was to see we’d head out onto Circuit Ave to either the Frosty Cottage for ice cream or Darling’s for popcorn. Always a tasty ending to a perfectly enchanting night.

Like I said, no matter your age, Illumination Night is fun for everyone. Just look at these faces from 1998…

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Links.

Martha’s Vineyard Campmeeting Association

Illumination Night

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Tagged Campground, Family, Illumination Night, Martha's Vineyard, Memories, Photographs, Tabernacle

Snippet Update …

Posted on June 22, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

Full size snippet pictures

Part 1 -

Steamship Authority – Vineyard Haven

Island Theatre – Oak Bluffs

Sweetheart house – Campground

Edgartown Inn

Bandstand – Ocean Park

Whale’s tail – Edgartown harbor

Newes From America Pub – Edgartown

Part 2:

Oak Bluffs beach

Field Gallery – W Tisbury

Old Whaling Church – Edgartown

Gay Head cliffs – Aquinnah

Flying Horses – Oak Bluffs

Katama General Store – Edgartown

Tabernacle – Campground

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Tagged architecture, art, beach, Campground, churches, Flying Horses, Martha's Vineyard, Photographs, snippets, Tabernacle, trivia questions

Wandering Through The Campground …

Posted on June 2, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

The Campground ~ Oak Bluffs ~ Martha’s Vineyard

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Tagged architecture, Campground, churches, houses, Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Photographs, Tabernacle

Tabernacle Mosaic …

Posted on May 24, 2012 by mvobsession | Comments Off

These are just a few of the bazillion pictures I’ve taken of the Tabernacle. Seriously, a bazillion of them.

I live in NJ but my heart and soul live on MV… and on MV they like to live here at the Tabernacle in the Campground . It is my favorite spot on the Island… an oasis of serenity and calmness in the middle of the Vineyard’s most bustling and lively town, Oak Bluffs. This magnificent iron structure was built in 1879… in 1979 was listed in the Natl Register of Historic Places… in 1999 a major restoration began, and in 2000 it became a project of Save America’s Treasures. Those are some of the facts of the building but not necessarily what constitutes the heart and soul of it.

Inside the Tabernacle is a banner that says “truly God resides in this place” and so he does. I am profoundly attached to the Tabernacle and visit it several times every time I’m on MV whether it’s in the heat of the summer, or the cold of the winter… I just magnetically gravitate there, I have no choice.

Many events take place at the Tabernacle. There are of course religious services held during the summer months. The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School holds its graduation there. There are concerts also and what a magnificent setting for a concert. Three that I particularly enjoyed were… Harry Connick Jr and his special guest Carly Simon in Sep 1990 and two Boston Pops concerts.

One of the best events of the summer is Illumination Night in the Camp Ground… it’s a magical fairy land and for me it’s hard not to become 8 years old again. The evening starts with a rousing community sing… the band plays… the whole Campground is alive with the sounds of happiness and joy. All the gingerbread houses are decorated with Japanese lanterns… many of them handed down from generation to generation and some still being lit by candles. Suddenly all lights are extinguished and the ceremonial first lantern is lit…. it’s walked up the aisle of the Tabernacle and illuminates it… as that happens all the gingerbread houses come alive with lanterns… it takes my breath away every time.

So there it is… a little bit about my favorite place on MV. I shall end this post by simply saying… amen.

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