
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
| Steamship Authority to hold virtual sessions explaining new reservation system Friday February 06, 2026 |
| WOODS HOLE ? The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has scheduled a pair of virtual info sessions explaining the wait list and standby functions in its new reservation system. The sessions will be held next Wednesday, February 11, 2026, and Thursday, February 12, 2026 from 5:30-7:30 pm and will feature Steamship Authority personnel and members of the True North Initiative project, who will answer [?]
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| Steamship Authority summer reservation figures are in Thursday February 05, 2026 |
| BARNSTABLE ? The Steamship Authority says it saw overall strong demand for vehicle reservations during its recent summer reservation opening dates, although its Nantucket-route reservations showed some first-day declines from last year. For Nantucket summer trips, it processed about 6,747 transactions representing more than $4.1 million in revenue. It's about a 7% decline in transactions [?]
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| Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard receive grants to protect pitch pine habitat Monday February 02, 2026 |
| EDGARTOWN/NANTUCKET ? State officials have announced $343,985 in grants to restore and protect wildlife habitat, including almost $150,000 in funding to support a pair of projects protecting pitch pine and scrub oak habitats in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Edgartown's Trustees of Reservations was awarded $75,000 to thin out pitch pine and scrub oak habitat at the Wasque Reservation on Chappaquiddick, with the goal of mitigating the risks [?]
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