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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), the one fast-charging site in Chilmark and what we could not verify, 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>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:48 +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, 26 Sep 2026 10:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
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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>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:30:20 +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, town by town: Edgartown's Happy Haunting on the Sunday before (October 25, 2026), Vineyard Haven's puppet parade at 4 PM and William Street trick-or-treating with the roads closed, Oak Bluffs on Circuit Avenue and in the Campground, the museum's Halloween on the Hill, the fire-department parties up-island, the haunted house, and how to come for it off-island.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/halloween-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:59:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Public Restrooms on Martha's Vineyard, Town by Town: Where They Are, Which Are Seasonal and the Winter Fallbacks (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/public-restrooms-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Every public restroom we know of on Martha's Vineyard, town by town: the two ferry terminals (open year-round), Kennebec Avenue in Oak Bluffs, Church Street in Edgartown, the Stop and Shop lot in Vineyard Haven, West Tisbury Town Hall, the Menemsha beach lot and the Aquinnah cliffs, which beaches have them (not State Beach), what is seasonal, and the fallbacks that work in winter.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/public-restrooms-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Hamptons vs Martha's Vineyard: A Scene or a Place? (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/hamptons-vs-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The Hamptons or Martha's Vineyard? A New York scene two to three hours away by Jitney or train, with ocean beaches behind a $750 season permit, against a six-town island reached by an hour's flight or a day's train and boat, where thirteen beaches are free to all, the bus is free and the nights are quiet. Getting there, beaches, beds, towns, nightlife, children and cost, honestly.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/hamptons-vs-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Newport vs Martha's Vineyard: A City Weekend or an Island Week? (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/newport-vs-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Newport or Martha's Vineyard? A drivable Gilded Age city with the Breakers ($32), the free 3.5-mile Cliff Walk, festival weekends at Fort Adams and a late harbor front, against a six-town island reached by an $11 ferry with twenty beaches, a free bus and quiet nights. Getting there, sights, beds, nights, children, weddings, and doing both from Rhode Island.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/newport-vs-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Block Island vs Martha's Vineyard: Which Island Fits Your Trip? (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/block-island-vs-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Block Island vs Martha's Vineyard, honestly: a 9.7-square-mile island with one village and a $12 year-round ferry from Point Judith against 96 square miles, six towns and an $11 boat from Woods Hole. Size, ferries (the car fare gap is huge), beds, beaches, the week versus the weekend, and which one fits your trip from Rhode Island.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/block-island-vs-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:56:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Bachelorette or Bachelor Weekend on Martha's Vineyard, Done Right: Boats, the Avenue, the House and the Rules (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/bachelorette-bachelor-weekend-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[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 three-bar avenue 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.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/bachelorette-bachelor-weekend-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[A Girls' Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: Inns, the Sunset Sail, Brunch, Shops, the Spa and the Rules (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/girls-weekend-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/girls-weekend-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard With Teenagers: Where They Can Roam, the Days That Earn the Phone and the Rules to Know (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-with-teenagers</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard with teenagers: the free buses and 35 miles of bike path that let them roam, surf lessons, the night glow kayak, jet ski tours, the arcade and mini golf open late, the Jaws locations, Chappaquiddick by bike, the Derby's junior division, the free outdoor music, and the honest notes on ticks, surf, mopeds, the last bus and the rules a rental house lives by.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-with-teenagers</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard With a Toddler or Baby: Calm Beaches, Rented Gear, the Alpacas and a Nap-Proof Day (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-with-a-toddler-or-baby</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard with a baby or toddler: rent the crib, stroller and car seat from the island service instead of packing them, the three calm beaches with somewhere to change (Owen Park first), the alpacas, the free farm, the platform carousel, a nap-proof day, the town to sleep in, and the honest cautions on ticks, surf and the hospital.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:19:12 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Providence and Rhode Island to Martha's Vineyard: The Two Boats That Skip Cape Cod, Compared (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/providence-rhode-island-to-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Providence and Rhode Island to Martha's Vineyard without crossing Cape Cod: the Seastreak from New Bedford (50 minutes, $84 round trip, 30 minutes from Providence) and the Vineyard Fast Ferry from Quonset Point (95 to 105 minutes, from $115, dogs ride free), both with $15 parking at the dock, plus Amtrak's connecting bus for a car-free trip. Which boat, when, and what it costs.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/providence-rhode-island-to-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Hy-Line Ferry: Hyannis to Martha's Vineyard, With 2026 Fares, Parking, Connections and When It Is Worth It]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/hy-line-ferry-hyannis-to-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The Hy-Line ferry from Hyannis to Oak Bluffs: about an hour, $41 each way with the fuel surcharge, children and bike fares, the 2026 season, the Ocean Street terminal and its $10 to $30 lots and shuttle, the CapeFLYER and bus connections from Boston, and an honest comparison with the cheaper Island Queen and Steamship boats.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/hy-line-ferry-hyannis-to-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[The Island Queen Ferry: Falmouth to Martha's Vineyard in 35 Minutes, With the 2026 Timetable, Fares and Parking]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/island-queen-ferry-falmouth-to-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[The Island Queen ferry from Falmouth to Oak Bluffs: 35 minutes, $30 round trip, its own $20 lot 200 yards from the dock, seven sailings a day in summer, the 2026 season (May 22 to October 12) and fall timetable, fares for children and bikes, why it beats the Steamship for Cape day trips, and its honest limits (no cars, no dogs).]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/island-queen-ferry-falmouth-to-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[New Year's Eve and New Year's Day on Martha's Vineyard: Dinners, the Lights, the Ferry and the Empty January After (2026–2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/new-years-eve-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[New Year's Eve on Martha's Vineyard: the $150 dinner over the lit harbor, the two-seating table in Edgartown, live music at the Ritz, the family First Night at the Playhouse, where the lights are, what runs on the holiday (the ferry does, the reservation office does not), what is open on New Year's Day, and the empty January that begins the week you leave. 2026–2027 dates.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/new-years-eve-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Columbus Day Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: The Last Call for the Seasonal Island, What Closes Monday and What Gets Better (2026–2027)]]></title>
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                <description><![CDATA[Columbus Day (Indigenous Peoples' Day) weekend on Martha's Vineyard: the last weekend of the seasonal island. The Artisans Fall Festival at the Grange Hall, the Derby weigh-ins, the last Ocean Park concert, what closes on the Monday (Island Queen, Seastreak, the Chappy gatehouses, the carousel), what stays open, the half-price rooms, and a Friday-to-Tuesday plan.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Labor Day Weekend on Martha's Vineyard: The Last Summer Weekend, the Monday Exodus and the Case for Staying to Tuesday (2026–2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/labor-day-weekend-marthas-vineyard</link>
                <description><![CDATA[Labor Day weekend on Martha's Vineyard, hour by hour: the Artisans Festival at the Ag Hall, the jazz weekend in Oak Bluffs, First Friday, the last guarded swim in the year's warmest water, which ferries make their last sailings, how to survive the Monday exodus, and why staying to Tuesday is the best trick. 2026 and 2027 dates.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/labor-day-weekend-marthas-vineyard</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:54:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[New York to Martha's Vineyard Without a Car: Fly, the Weekend Boat, Train and Bus, Compared (2026)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/new-york-to-marthas-vineyard-without-a-car</link>
                <description><![CDATA[New York to Martha's Vineyard without a car, all four ways: fly from JFK, LaGuardia or White Plains in about an hour; Seastreak's summer weekend boat from East 35th Street (about five hours, $250 round trip); Amtrak to Providence plus the connecting bus to the New Bedford ferry; or the Peter Pan bus to Woods Hole and the $11 Steamship. Times, costs and which to pick.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
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                <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                <title><![CDATA[Martha's Vineyard Family Reunion Guide: Houses for the Whole Family, the Ferry Math, Feeding Twenty and the Week Itself (2027)]]></title>
                <link>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-family-reunion-guide</link>
                <description><![CDATA[A family reunion on Martha's Vineyard: what a whole-family house costs with the 11.7 percent tax and cleaning fee, why bedrooms decide how many it sleeps, the cheaper alternatives, walking twenty people onto the ferry instead of bringing cars, feeding the group, the one restaurant night to book a year out, and the free week.]]></description>
                                    <author><![CDATA[MV Vacation <adm@mvvacation.com>]]></author>
                                <guid>https://mvvacation.com/blog/marthas-vineyard-family-reunion-guide</guid>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
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