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The Island Letter · three free guides inside

Twenty beaches. Six towns.
One short letter.

Three PDF guides land in your inbox the minute you sign up: the Beach Guide (parking, stickers, dog rules and safety for all 20 beaches), The Vineyard in the Fall, and Where to Stay, every town and price band decoded. After that, one short letter when the island gives us something worth telling.

Written on the islandPrices fact-checked for 2026If a week is quiet, we skip it
Cover of The Vineyard in the Fall 2026 PDFCover of the Martha's Vineyard Beach Guide 2026 PDFCover of the Where to Stay on Martha's Vineyard 2026-27 PDF3 guides · free
What lands in your inbox

Three things, done properly

  • 01

    Beach reports

    Which beaches are worth it right now, what parking actually looks like, and where the water is warm.

  • 02

    Events worth a day

    The fairs, concerts and festivals we would plan a day around. Dates verified, not scraped.

  • 03

    Ferry heads-ups

    Schedule changes, car-slot alerts and the timing tricks that save an hour at Woods Hole.

No mystery

What a letter looks like

MV Vacation · The Island LetterSample · From a summer morning

The week ahead on the Vineyard

The 164th Agricultural Fair runs August 13–16 in West Tisbury. Go Thursday if you hate lines, and remember the Sunday close is 6 PM.

Ferry note: walk-on passengers never need a reservation, but summer car slots sell out well ahead, so book yours early.

Beach pick: Lambert’s Cove opens to everyone after 5 PM; golden hour there is the best free show on the island.

A sample from Fair week, August 2026. Your letters cover whatever the coming week actually holds. Five minutes to read, then back to your day.

Fair questions

Before you type your email

How often will you email me?
Only when there is something worth your time. No fixed schedule: when the island hands us a good week, you hear about it, and quiet weeks pass in silence.
Is the Beach Guide really free?
Yes, all three of them. The welcome email carries the ten-page Beach Guide (all 20 beaches: parking, stickers, dog rules, lifeguards and safety), the eleven-page Vineyard in the Fall guide, and the twelve-page Where to Stay guide (every town and price band, the budget floor, with the booking rules nobody publishes). You can download each right on this page after signing up. More guides join the shelf as we finish them. You get every new one free.
What if I change my mind?
Every letter has a one-click unsubscribe at the bottom. No questions, no winback sequence, no guilt.
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The guides are one email away

Same three PDFs, same one-click exit. Type your email and they are in your inbox before you finish reading this sentence.

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The island right now

10:24 AMisland time

Next show

Next show · The Rock and Roll Rick Double Hour with Rock and Roll Rick · Wed 5:00 PM

Happening now

MV International Film Festival · Vineyard Haven · happening now · 1 exhibition ongoing

Sun

Sunrise 6:16 AM · sunset 7:01 PM

Water and tide

Water 73°F · High tide 10:46 AM

Weather now

73°F, partly cloudy · wind 11 mph S

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