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        <pubDate>2026-11-11T09:20:49+00:00</pubDate>

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                <title><![CDATA[Thanksgiving on Martha's Vineyard 2026: Dinners, Take-Home Orders and the Weekend]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/thanksgiving-on-marthas-vineyard-2026</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Thanksgiving 2026 on Martha's Vineyard, taken from each organizer's own page: three restaurants serving dinner, four take-home menus with order deadlines from November 17, the Oak Bluffs Turkey Trot, the weekend's festivals and the Chowder Cup, plus ferries and buses.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Where to Stay in Edgartown: Every Hotel and Inn, Checked (2026–27)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-to-stay-edgartown-hotels-inns</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Edgartown hotels and inns street by street, from North Water Street to Upper Main and Katama: rooms, breakfast, parking, pets, minimum stays and season as each property states them, with rates by band and how to book for 2027.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-to-stay-edgartown-hotels-inns</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Edgartown</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Where to Stay in Oak Bluffs: Every Hotel and Inn, Checked (2026–27)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-to-stay-oak-bluffs-hotels-inns</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Oak Bluffs hotels and inns one by one, from the ferry pier to the Campground and the Inkwell: rooms, breakfast, parking, pets and season as each property states them, with rates by band and how to book for 2027.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-to-stay-oak-bluffs-hotels-inns</guid>
                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 03:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Oak Bluffs</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Ferry from Martha's Vineyard to Woods Hole: Winter Schedule, Last Boat, Tickets and the Other Side (2026–27)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/ferry-from-marthas-vineyard-to-woods-hole</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Every boat off the island from late October to May leaves Vineyard Haven for Woods Hole. The full winter timetable, walk-on and car fares, what you see from the rail, and what to do on the Woods Hole side.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/ferry-from-marthas-vineyard-to-woods-hole</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2026 23:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Getting Here</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Stargazing and Astrophotography on Martha's Vineyard: Dark Skies, Meteor Dates and a Telescope to Borrow (2026–2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/stargazing-astrophotography-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Stargazing on Martha's Vineyard: how dark the island really is (the town lighting bylaws, no official rating), the best moonless nights and Milky Way windows, meteor shower dates 2026–2027 with moon phases, the Chilmark library telescope loan, Felix Neck's moonrise paddle, and what works for night photography with a phone or camera.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/stargazing-astrophotography-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Things to Do</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Birdwatching on Martha's Vineyard: Hotspots, Seasons and the Free Walks (2026–2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/birdwatching-marthas-vineyard-guide</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Where to go birdwatching on Martha's Vineyard: the top eBird hotspots (Aquinnah Cliffs, Felix Neck, Wasque, Long Point), the seasons from ospreys to sea ducks, the free Martha's Vineyard Bird Club walks with 2026 dates, the Christmas Bird Count and where this week's sightings get posted.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/birdwatching-marthas-vineyard-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 13:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Nature and Outdoors</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard Farmers Markets: West Tisbury, Edgartown and the Winter Market (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-farmers-markets</link>
                <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-farmers-markets</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>West Tisbury</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Where Is Martha's Vineyard? Map, Distances, the Six Towns and How to Get There (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-is-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Where Martha's Vineyard is, with our own maps: an island in Dukes County, Massachusetts, under four miles across Vineyard Sound from Woods Hole on Cape Cod, 75 miles from Boston and 70 from Providence by road. How big it is, the six towns, up-island and down-island, every way to get there and where the name comes from.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/where-is-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Trip Planning Guides</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Learning to Sail on Martha's Vineyard: Classes, Lessons, Rentals and Easy Ways to Try It (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/learn-to-sail-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/learn-to-sail-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Things to Do</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard in December: Christmas in Edgartown, Light Up Oak Bluffs and What Stays Open (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-in-december</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard in December 2026: First Friday on December 4, Light Up Oak Bluffs on December 5, Christmas in Edgartown December 10 to 13, 4:15 sunsets, one ferry into Vineyard Haven, and what stays open through Christmas.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-in-december</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Trip Planning Guides</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard Libraries: All Six Town Libraries, Visitor Cards, Free Programs and What You Can Borrow (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-libraries-guide</link>
                <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-libraries-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Shore Fishing on Martha's Vineyard: The Spots You Can Legally Reach, Where to Park and What's Biting (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-shore-fishing-spots-parking</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard shore fishing spot by spot: the Oak Bluffs pier, Memorial Wharf, State Beach, Menemsha, Lobsterville, Dogfish Bar, Squibnocket, Lambert's Cove, Tashmoo, Cape Poge, Wasque, Norton Point and South Beach, with legal parking, resident-only rules, hazards and a monthly calendar.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-shore-fishing-spots-parking</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>On the Water</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard Fishing License and Rules (2026): Permits, Size and Bag Limits, the Derby and Where Anglers Can Park]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-fishing-license-rules</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Every rule a visiting angler needs on Martha's Vineyard, checked October 2, 2026: who needs the $10 Massachusetts saltwater permit, freshwater and tuna permits, 2026 size and bag limits by species, what you can keep this month, the Derby, beach-driving permits, pier rules and Aquinnah parking.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-fishing-license-rules</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Shellfishing on Martha's Vineyard: Visitor Permits, Scallop Season and Limits, Town by Town (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-shellfishing-permits-visitors</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Shellfishing on Martha's Vineyard town by town: what each of the six towns charges a visitor for a permit and what it covers, where to buy it, weekly limits and sizes, the 2026 to 2027 bay scallop dates published so far, how to check storm and rain closures, and keeping the catch safe to eat.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-shellfishing-permits-visitors</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Cell Service and Wi-Fi on Martha's Vineyard: Dead Zones by Town, Free Wi-Fi, the $10 Xfinity Pass and Phone Plans (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/cell-service-wifi-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Cell service on Martha's Vineyard town by town: towers down-island, no tower in Chilmark or Aquinnah and the named dead spots, what each carrier reports to the FCC, free Wi-Fi at all six libraries and on the ferry, the $10 xfinitywifi pass, prepaid plans and 911 when you have no bars.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/cell-service-wifi-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[First Time on Martha's Vineyard? 12 Common Mistakes and the Easy Fix for Each (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-first-time-visitor-mistakes</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The twelve things that catch first-timers on Martha's Vineyard, from car reservations and the two ferry terminals to resident-only beaches, the last bus from Aquinnah and cash for the Chappy Ferry, each with an easy fix, plus the fall and winter dates.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-first-time-visitor-mistakes</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[EV Charging on Martha's Vineyard: Every Public Charger, Town by Town, the Ferry Rules and How to Run an Electric Week (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/ev-charging-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[EV charging on Martha's Vineyard: about 34 public stations, nearly all Level 2, listed town by town with ports and prices (the Edgartown Park and Ride, town halls, libraries, the airport, the Aquinnah cliffs), two fast-charging ports at the VTA, the Chilmark plans, no Supercharger, the ferry's EV rules, and how to run an electric week on a 20-mile island.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/ev-charging-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Woods Hole Ferry Parking: The Lots, the Shuttle, the 2026 Rates and the Alternatives]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/woods-hole-ferry-parking</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Parking for the Woods Hole ferry: there is none at the terminal, so here are the three Steamship Authority lots (Palmer Avenue, Thomas B. Landers, Cataumet), the 2026 rates ($25 a day April to October, $20 otherwise), the free shuttle timed to every sailing, when to arrive, the annual and off-season permits, the drop-off rule and the cheaper Island Queen lot in Falmouth Harbor.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/woods-hole-ferry-parking</guid>
                <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <category>Getting Here</category>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Steamship Authority Reservation Game: How to Get a Car on the Ferry to Martha's Vineyard, the Rules, the Fares and the Wait List (2026–2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/steamship-authority-car-reservation-guide</link>
                <description><![CDATA[How to get a Steamship Authority car reservation to Martha's Vineyard: the February opening and its virtual waiting room, the residents' head start, the five-reservation limit, the wait list that works, the 2026 fares ($127 midweek, $168 summer weekends), the free first change and the 14-day refund rule, no standby, and why most visitors should leave the car in Falmouth.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/steamship-authority-car-reservation-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Halloween on Martha's Vineyard: The Puppet Parade, Happy Haunting, Circuit Avenue and the Up-Island Parties, Town by Town (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/halloween-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Halloween on Martha's Vineyard 2026, town by town: Edgartown's Happy Haunting on Sunday, October 25, Halloween in Oak Bluffs on Saturday, October 31, the museum's Halloween on the Hill, the library events, haunted Edgartown walks and Circuit Arts' revue at the Grange, plus how the Vineyard Haven puppet parade ran in past years (set for October 31 at 4 PM).]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/halloween-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
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