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Saturday-to-Saturday Martha's Vineyard itinerary: rental logistics, day-by-day plan from Edgartown and Chappy to Aquinnah and Menemsha sunset, farmers markets, food experiences, and sunset sail. Everything verified for 2026.
A week on Martha's Vineyard is a different trip from a weekend or a 3-day visit. Seven days give you time to go to the farmers market twice, find a coffee shop where they start to recognize you, spend a morning deciding which beach to go back to, and fit in the Wednesday community sing, a day built around food, and a sunset sail on the last evening.
This Saturday-to-Saturday itinerary is for a week of living on the island at an easy pace. Prices, hours and addresses are checked for 2026. For shorter trips, see our 2-day weekend getaway, 3-day itinerary, or Trip Cost Calculator.
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Arriving for a full week, with no boat schedule to race.
Seven days, at a glance
In peak summer most weekly rentals on Martha's Vineyard still change over on Saturday. Agencies like Tea Lane Associates, Sandcastle Realty, Vacasa and MVVR list homes with 7-night minimums that start and end on a Saturday, and some require 14 nights.
An 1868 cottage in the Oak Bluffs Campground; island rental weeks still run Saturday to Saturday.
Plenty of families driving from Boston come over on Friday night. Saturday ferry traffic is heavy, and arriving the evening before takes the morning rush out of it. Most lodging on MV is independently owned, though the Edgar Hotel in Edgartown is part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Collection.
| Hotel | Town | Peak rate |
|---|---|---|
| Summercamp Hotel (Lark) | Oak Bluffs harbor | Not published; ask the hotel |
| Pequot Hotel | Oak Bluffs | Not published; ask the hotel |
| Vineyard Harbor Motel | Vineyard Haven | Not published; ask the hotel |
| Madison Inn | Oak Bluffs | Not published; ask the hotel |
| Oak Bluffs Inn | Oak Bluffs | Not published; ask the hotel |
On the mainland, Falmouth is cheaper the night before and has more rooms, and an early Saturday ferry gets you over.
Filmed May 2026
Martha's Vineyard is larger than visitors expect (about 90 square miles of land). A car makes up-island places like Menemsha, Chilmark and Aquinnah easy. The VTA bus system is good and currently fare-free, though, so a down-island stay works fine without one.
The VTA bus system (fare-free through June 30, 2027):
On-island car rentals (Budget MV, MV Auto Rental, A-A Island Auto, Hertz, Avis): weekly rate $700–$1,500+ depending on vehicle and season. Renting on-island is often easier and cheaper than bringing your own car on the ferry.
The rental companies deliver free anywhere on the island, with a helmet, lock and trail map.
| Bike type | Daily | Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Standard bike | $30 | $120–$150 |
| Road bike | $60 | $205 |
| E-bike | $70–$96 | $280–$500+ |
Rental shops include RW Cutler (Edgartown, est. 1947), Rent Bikes MV (OB) and Martha's Bike (VH). For a car-free week, bikes plus the VTA bus cover most of the island. Read our complete bike routes guide.
A couple usually spends $250–$400 a week on groceries; MV prices run 15–25% higher than on the mainland. Alcohol is sold retail only in Edgartown and Oak Bluffs. Chilmark is the island's one fully dry town (its restaurants are BYOB: bring your own bottle, no liquor license, you carry in the wine), while West Tisbury and Aquinnah pour beer and wine with meals only. The places to stock up before heading up-island are Al's in Edgartown, or Jim's and Our Market in Oak Bluffs, and Our Market delivers island-wide.
The island has two self-service laundries:
MV Baby Rent (mvbabyrent.com) and Martha's Vineyard Linen and Rentals rent chairs, umbrellas, tents, wagons and coolers and deliver to all 6 towns. Many rentals already have basic beach gear, so it's worth asking your agency first.
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Day one: unpacked, and watching the light go down over the harbor.
SSA walk-on: $11 one-way / $22 round-trip adult, child (5–12) $5.75, bike $5.25. No reservation needed, and the crossing is 45 minutes.
SSA with a car (peak summer): ~$127–$168 one-way depending on the day. Vehicle reservations opened February 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM, and peak Friday and Sunday slots filled within hours. Car travel on the Steamship Authority is reservation-only, and on October 20, 2026 its board voted unanimously not to bring standby back (a limited Blue Line exists only for SSA preferred and excursion account holders); you cannot show up without a reservation.
A 6:00–7:00 AM ferry is the easiest Saturday arrival, with an hour or more at the Woods Hole terminal before it. See our complete ferry guide.
Groceries come first, at Stop and Shop (across from the VH ferry) or Cronig's Market. Then a walk around downtown Vineyard Haven (Main Street shops, Black Dog General Store, galleries) or Oak Bluffs (Circuit Avenue, Gingerbread Cottages, Flying Horses Carousel, America's oldest operating platform carousel, built 1876).
The Lazy Dayz cottage in Oak Bluffs sits next to a plain shingled shop. Its window holds an old photograph of men and early cars outside the Alley Bros. public market.
Edgartown Harbor with the Edgartown Light in the distance; the On Time ferry to Chappaquiddick leaves from the foot of the harbor.
Edgartown Lighthouse (end of North Water Street): Grounds and Lighthouse Beach free year-round. Tower open in season, weather permitting, run by the Martha's Vineyard Museum; $5 adults, free for children 12 and under. Hours change through the shoulder months, so check mvmuseum.org before you go.
North Water Street: big 19th-century whaling captains' homes with widow's walks, built in the 1830s–1850s when Edgartown was one of America's wealthiest communities. The Harbor View Hotel (1891) is at the far end.
Main Street Edgartown: boutiques, galleries, bookstores and the Old Whaling Church (Greek Revival, 1843). The Pagoda Tree on South Water Street was planted in 1837. See our complete Edgartown guide.
Chappy Ferry: leaves from 53 Dock Street, Edgartown. Two small ferries, 3 cars each plus passengers and bikes, shuttle back and forth all day. Summer hours: 6:30 AM to midnight. On the winter schedule (October 18, 2026 to May 26, 2027) it runs 6:30 AM to 10 PM, with a last crossing between 11 and 11:15 PM.
Mytoi Japanese Garden: a 14-acre Japanese-style stroll garden on Dike Road, about 2.8 miles from the ferry (15–20 minutes by bike), run by the Trustees of Reservations. Open daily sunrise to sunset; $10 adults May–October (children 12 and under free), free for everyone November–April. Most people spend 20–60 minutes.
Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge: a seven-mile barrier beach with the Cape Poge Lighthouse (first built in 1801). The Trustees run guided natural history tours in over-sand vehicles.
Wasque Point: the southeastern corner of Chappaquiddick, 200 acres with a sandy beach, half-mile trails and good birdwatching. Seals show up more reliably October–April. Parking is $25 for non-members, or free with a library card pass from Edgartown, VH, West Tisbury, or Chilmark libraries.
Up-island is the wild end: the red clay cliffs at Aquinnah, then down to Menemsha for fish straight off the boat.
South Road is the nice drive out, winding and hilly past stone walls and farm fields through West Tisbury and Chilmark, and North Road makes a different way back. VTA Route 5 runs WT–Chilmark–Aquinnah (~45–60 min from VH). Route 4 serves Menemsha. In summer (through late August) the VTA Route 12 sunset shuttle runs from the Tabor House Road lot to Menemsha Beach.
Gay Head Cliffs: clay cliffs in red, orange, yellow, white and black, a National Natural Landmark since 1965, and free to see from the overlook. The cliffs sit on trust land of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), federally recognized in 1987, with about 1,360 enrolled citizens. Aquinnah means "land under the hill" in Wampanoag.
Gay Head Lighthouse: Opened Memorial Day weekend 2026; the repairs to its lantern deck and curtain wall were finished in June 2025. The town of Aquinnah has owned the light since February 2015. Schedule: four-day weekends until June 29, then daily through Labor Day weekend, 10 AM–4 PM; the lighthouse's site lists no fall days for 2026, so check gayheadlight.org. Admission: $6 for ages 13+, free for 12 and under, military/veterans, and Aquinnah residents. Current brick tower dates to 1856; original first-order Fresnel lens on display at MV Museum.
Moshup Beach: a boardwalk path from the overlook leads down to a rocky beach below the cliffs. Parking in the Moshup Beach town lot runs about $35 a day, card only; the short-term spaces at the Circle by the overlook are free, with a 90-minute limit in season. Water shoes help on the rocks. The cliffs are protected Wampanoag tribal land, so climbing and touching the clay are off-limits. The beach faces southwest, toward the sunset.
A 300-year-old fishing village at Chilmark's northwest end, still working and one of the last of its kind in New England, and a filming location for Jaws (1975). Chilmark is a dry town, so it's BYOB everywhere.
Menemsha’s working docks, pilings and shingled fish houses, where the up-island day ends.
Menemsha Hills Reservation (Trustees): 211 acres and 3 miles of trails. Prospect Hill is MV's second-highest point, with views of Menemsha Harbor, the Elizabeth Islands and Gay Head Lighthouse. Down below there's a rocky north-shore beach with tide pools and the ruins of a 19th-century brickworks along Roaring Brook. Moderate, 1.5–2 hours.
Larsen's Fish Market Temporarily closed Closed for the season until May 2027, per its own site (56 Basin Road, 508-645-2680): Closed until May 2027; in season it is open daily 9 AM–7 PM, with fresh fish, a raw bar, lobsters cooked to order, chowder, lobster bisque and crab cakes, plus a cooler of lobster rolls (~$28–35) and shrimp cocktail. Cooked lobsters sell out by sunset, so ordering early is the trick. Eaten on the beach a few steps away, it's the classic Menemsha meal.
Menemsha Fish Market (54 Basin Road, 508-645-2282): A separate business right next to Larsen's; some visitors prefer its lobster rolls.
The Bite has closed, and Iggy's Bread/Bakery is now in its space at 29 Basin Road.
The Homeport Restaurant (512 North Road, 508-645-2679): open for 2026, and here since 1930. It's known for lobster dinners "served in the semi-rough," and it's BYOB (they supply the mixers). À la carte since 2025: dinner seven nights from 5 PM in season, lobster dinner $73 on the 2026 menu, and lunch from the Back Door window, 11 to 3. Reservations via OpenTable.
The Menemsha Galley Temporarily closed Closed for the season; back in spring 2027, per its own site (515 North Road, 508-645-9819): Casual takeout: lobster rolls, chowder, swordfish sandwiches, burgers and soft serve. 11 AM–8 PM daily in summer, shorter hours in spring and fall; closed for the season now and back in spring 2027.
See our complete sunset guide for more spots.
A volleyball net up near the water on a wide, empty beach. A full beach day at South Beach needs a towel and not much else.
Read our complete beach guide for every beach on MV.
Island Spirit Kayak (508-693-9727): At the Little Bridge on State Beach, about 1.5 miles from Oak Bluffs. Owner Chick Stapleton holds ACA and BCU sea-kayaking certifications. Book at islandspiritkayak.com.
| Tour | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 2-Hour Kayak Adventure | 2 hrs, daily | $75 adult / $55 kid |
| Sunset Kayak Tour | 2.5 hrs, Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat | $85 adult / $55 kid |
| Kayak Glow Tour | Evening, Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat | $120/person |
| Full Day Kayak Adventure | Daily at 9 AM | $175 (lunch included) |
Wind's Up (199 Beach Road, VH, 508-693-4252): since 1962, renting SUPs, kayaks, canoes, sailboats, windsurfers and surfboards right on Lagoon Pond, and giving lessons. July/August: Mon–Sat 10 AM–5:30 PM, Sun 12–5 PM.
The Skipper (Slip #74, Oak Bluffs Harbor, 508-693-1238): MV's only shared party fishing boat: $100/person for about 4 hours, twice daily, with all gear and fishing licenses included. The crew cleans and fillets your catch, and you can bring a cooler. It also runs Marine Life Cruises with Felix Neck (Tuesdays in July/August, 5:30–7:30 PM).
5 Post Office Square, Oak Bluffs, 508-693-3688. Voted the No. 4 doughnut shop in the country in USA Today's 2026 10Best readers' poll. In season (it has closed for the rest of 2026), from 7 PM to midnight, the screen comes down and they sell hot, freshly made donuts right out of the fryer. The apple fritters are what people come for. The line can be long, and standing in it is part of the evening.
The Grange Hall in West Tisbury, the farmers’ market’s old home and an easy first stop on a slow day of galleries.
Agricultural Hall, 35 Panhandle Road, West Tisbury. Founded in 1934 and revived in 1974, it's MV's oldest and largest open-air market. Admission and parking are free, SNAP/EBT is accepted, and dogs stay home.
| Day | Season | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Saturdays | June–October | 9 AM–12 PM |
| Wednesdays | June–late August | 9 AM–12 PM |
More than 40 vendors set up, among them Morning Glory Farm, North Tabor Farm, Beetlebung Farm and Cottage City Oysters, with food trucks like Stoney Hill Pizza (a mobile Neapolitan oven), Komorad Fried Chicken and Good Pierogi. Salt Rock Chocolates sells out early, Chilmark Coffee Roasters is there, and there's live music. Presidents and celebrities have shopped here, but mostly it's the town doing its weekly shopping.
The Field Gallery and Sculpture Garden (1050 State Road, West Tisbury, 508-693-5595): Open 10 AM–5 PM daily and 11 AM–4 PM on Sundays as of October 2026; hours shift in winter, so it's worth checking first. Admission is free, and the outdoor sculptures are always open (the field has been public land since 2011). Tom Maley's (1911–2000) white dancing figures stand across the field, and nearly everyone stops to photograph them. Inside are rotating contemporary paintings, sculpture and photography by 25+ artists.
Granary Gallery (636 Old County Road, West Tisbury, 508-693-0455): It calls itself the oldest and largest gallery on MV (its founders opened their first island gallery in 1954; the red barn became the Granary in 1977), showing 75+ artists including Alfred Eisenstaedt (the LIFE photographer), Thomas Hart Benton and Romare Bearden. Free to browse, with artist premieres on Friday evenings.
Featherstone Center for the Arts (30 Featherstone Lane, OB, 508-693-1850): The island's only year-round non-profit arts center, on 6+ acres of galleries and studios. The Francine Kelly Gallery is open 12–4 PM daily during exhibitions and free. There are classes in pottery, jewelry and painting, summer music on the lawn, and the Potter's Bowl fundraiser every September.
Other galleries: Cousen Rose (OB), Louisa Gould (VH), Alison Shaw (OB; the island's best-known photographer), Martha's Vineyard Glassworks (West Tisbury; watch glassblowing), Christina Gallery (Edgartown).
A weekly tradition for 100+ years, on Wednesdays from early July through late August (in 2026 the MVCMA listed it Wednesdays at 7:30 PM, weekly between late June and early September), at Trinity Park Tabernacle, the 1879 open-air wrought-iron hall in the MVCMA Camp Ground, Oak Bluffs. It's free (there's a free-will offering), and seats go early. Of everything on this list, it's the one we'd least want a week-long visitor to miss.
L’Etoile in Edgartown in the evening, string lights on and the garden in bloom.
An open-ocean farm off East Chop, Oak Bluffs, run by Dan and Greg Martino since 2014 (508-299-7745; cottagecityoysters.com).
Food-and-farm experience company run by Nevette Previd (508-687-9012; book by phone and confirm the current season, the old farmfieldsea.com site is offline).
Katama Farm, Edgartown, run by the Trustees of Reservations. Hands-on cooking classes with local chefs ("Cooking From the Island" from harvest to dinner, Beach Plum Jelly Making, Farm Fresh Pasta) and outdoor Thursday Farm Dinners in summer, booked at thetrustees.org.
Gone, sadly. Juli Vanderhoop's Orange Peel Bakery at 22 State Road in Aquinnah, where Thursday pizza nights around the wood-burning oven were a week-long visitor's favorite, closed for good in late September 2026 after twenty years. She has said she hopes to come back with something new, and we will add it here if she does.
270 Upper Main Street, Edgartown. Hours change with the season (in October 2026: Wednesday to Sunday, noon to 9 PM, kitchen until 8). A 7-barrel brewhouse with ~10 beers on tap (brewed with hand-picked wild grape leaves from MV), pizza, soft pretzels, live music and outdoor games.
Sunset over the water in Vineyard Haven, sailboats out on their moorings. The last night before the Saturday-morning boat home.
Schooner Alabama / Black Dog Tall Ships (20 Beach Street Extension, VH, 508-693-1699, theblackdogtallships.com): A 100+ foot schooner built in 1926, sailing from Black Dog Wharf, a 2-minute walk from the VH ferry.
| Sail | Duration | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Day/Sunset Sail | 3 hrs | $100 adult / $60 child (4–12) |
| Fireworks Cruises (July 4 Edgartown and the Oak Bluffs August show, when it runs) | 4 hrs | From $187.25/person |
Water, soda, chips and a cheese platter are included, your own drinks and picnic are welcome, and passengers can help hoist sails and take a turn at the wheel.
Mad Max Catamaran (25 Dock St, Edgartown): the 60-foot, 49-passenger catamaran that ran the cheapest shared sunset sail (about $60–$65 a person, bring your own food and drink) is not sailing in 2026 while a bigger boat is built. The marina says it returns in 2027 or 2028, so plan on the schooners this year.
Sail the Vineyard (S/V Phoenix) (VH, 508-493-8767): Ranked #1 on TripAdvisor six years running. Public Sunset Sail Mon and Thu, 2 hrs, $200/person (21+, 4-guest min). Private 2-hour sunset: $725 (up to 6).
Catboat Charters (1 Dock Street, Edgartown, 508-524-6903): Private only (up to 6 guests) aboard "Dolphin," a catboat built in Edgartown in 1893, with a USCG-certified captain.
Nomans Land is a 628-acre uninhabited island 3 miles southwest of MV. It's a National Wildlife Refuge with unexploded ordnance left from the Navy bombing range that began during World War II, so landing is prohibited. In 1602 Bartholomew Gosnold gave this small island the name "Martha's Vineyard"; the name later moved to the larger island.
You can see it as a low, flat island on the horizon from the Aquinnah/Gay Head Cliffs, Squibnocket and Lobsterville Beaches. The waters around it are serious sport fishing grounds, and you can charter with Captain Buddy Vanderhoop (Wampanoag tribal member) from Menemsha for striped bass, bluefish, bonito, tuna, sharks.
| Restaurant | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| State Road Restaurant | West Tisbury | Open (2026 James Beard semifinalist) |
| Nancy's Temporarily closed Closed for the season; reopening May 2027, per its own site Restaurant | Oak Bluffs | Closed for the season; reopens May 2027 |
| Nomans Temporarily closed Closed for the season; back in 2027, per its own site Restaurant | OB | Closed for the season; reopens in 2027 |
| L'étoile | Edgartown | Open (since 1986) |
| Alchemy | Edgartown | Open |
| The Homeport | Menemsha | Open for 2026 |
| Beach Plum Inn Restaurant | Chilmark | Seasonal pop-up dinners only (2026: Sundays and Thursdays) |
| Offshore Ale | OB | Open year-round |
| Art Cliff Temporarily closed Closed until further notice, per its own site Diner | VH | Closed until further notice (fall 2026) |
| 7a Foods | West Tisbury | Open |
| Among the Flowers Temporarily closed Closed for the season until May 2027, per its own site | Edgartown | Summer 2026 |
| Newes from America | Edgartown | Open daily |
| Tier | Weekly cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | $2,000–$3,500 | Modest interior homes, no pool, OB or VH |
| Mid-range | $4,000–$7,000 | Nice 2BR in Edgartown or West Tisbury |
| High-end | $10,000–$25,000+ | Waterfront, pool, Chilmark/Edgartown premium |
Budget: $120–$180/day
Mid-range: $250–$350/day
Luxury: $500–$800/day
| SSA ferry walk-on (RT) | $22/adult |
| SSA ferry with car (peak RT) | $254–$336 |
| VTA bus | Free through June 30, 2027 |
| Standard bike rental (weekly) | $120–$150 |
| E-bike rental (weekly) | $280–$500 |
| Car rental on-island (weekly peak) | $700–$1,500+ |
| Casual lunch (lobster roll) | $32–$46 |
| Mid-range dinner entrée | $25–$45 |
| Fine dining entrée | $40–$75+ |
| Cottage City Oyster tour | ~$100–$150/person |
| Schooner Alabama sail | $100/adult |
| Mad Max sunset sail | not sailing in 2026 (was ~$60–$65/person) |
| The Skipper fishing trip | $100/person |
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Visitors can get library cards at any of MV's 6 town libraries (all part of the CLAMS network, 1.6 million+ items), free for Massachusetts residents, while visitors from out of state can buy a temporary card, usually a one-time $10.
A library card gets you:
Aalia’s Coffee sign over its yellow-trimmed window in Oak Bluffs.
The recycling ramp at the Refuse District transfer station in Edgartown: one bin each for clean metal cans, clean glass bottles and jars, and clean plastic containers, with a NO! sign listing what stays out.
With seven days you get the farmers market twice, a coffee shop where they start to recognize you, a few days with nothing scheduled, and the places weekend visitors don't reach. There are almost no chain hotels and very few chain restaurants, and the early mornings belong to the people who live here. By midweek it starts to feel like a place you know.
Step 1 · WhenMonth PickerTwelve months compared on NOAA numbers, crowds, prices and what is open. 
Step 2 · DaysDay-by-Day Trip PlannerMorning, afternoon and evening sketched for every day, events dropped in, emailed to you. 
Step 3 · CostTrip Cost CalculatorFerry, beds with the rooms tax, meals, getting around and activities in one price range. Not strictly: the fare-free VTA bus reaches all six towns, and bikes handle the rest. A car does make up-island dinners, sunset trips to Menemsha and last-minute plans much easier, and for families with kids it's usually worth it. See our car-free MV guide.
3–6 months ahead for peak summer (July/August); the weeks around July 4th and mid-August sell out first. June and September are much more flexible.
For traditional MV vacation homes through major agencies, yes: the Saturday changeover is standard. Airbnb and VRBO increasingly offer shorter stays, but weekly rentals are the norm for whole houses in peak summer.
The Wednesday Community Sing at the Tabernacle. It's been going for over 100 years, it's free, and a weekend trip rarely lines up with it. It runs Wednesdays from early July to late August.
Walk-on passengers, yes (no reservation needed). With a car, no: vehicle travel is reservation-only, and on October 20, 2026 the Steamship Authority board voted unanimously not to bring standby back. Book the moment reservations open (February 3 for summer 2026).
Roughly the same vendors. Saturday is bigger, with more live music and more of the town out; Wednesday is calmer for shopping. A week lets you do both.
For shorter trips, see our 3-day itinerary and 2-day weekend getaway guides.
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Oak Bluffs restaurants are packed 6–8 PM. Eat at 5 PM or after 8:30 PM: same food, half the wait, easier parking.
The island's farmers markets, checked October 2026: the West Tisbury Farmers Market at the Agricultural Hall (Saturdays to October 31, 9 AM to noon), the Harvest Festival on October 24, the indoor winter market, Edgartown's summer Tuesday market, and the farm stands that stay open all year.
Where to learn to sail on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2026: Sail Martha's Vineyard's summer classes on Lagoon Pond, private lessons for adults, Sunfish rentals in Vineyard Haven and Menemsha, schooner and catboat sails, summer races you can watch or crew, and what the wind and currents are like.
All six town libraries on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2026: hours and addresses, how visitors get a library card, free Wi-Fi, the concerts, art shows and programs, the Libraries of Things with beach chairs and stargazing kits, museum and beach parking passes, and a short history of each building.
A bachelorette or bachelor weekend on Martha's Vineyard, done right: the $500 BYOB sunset charter, the sloop, the $100 party-boat fishing morning, the Circuit Avenue bars with last call at 12:30, the biergarten with a free shuttle, the house rules (quiet after ten, no drinking outside, occupancy by bedroom), and why September is the month.
A girls' weekend on Martha's Vineyard, planned: the boutique inns for four to six, a private sunset sail with an all-female crew, the garden brunch in Edgartown, the shops where the jewelry is made on the spot, the 1962 thrift shop, the spa with the only indoor pool, the dinners to book a week ahead, the one late night, and the house rules.
How many days you need on Martha's Vineyard, by trip: one day for Oak Bluffs and Edgartown on an early summer boat, a weekend under $350 a person on foot, three days to see both ends of the island, a Saturday-to-Saturday week in a rental, with the ferry times and the cost of each.
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