Menemsha Photos
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Menemsha in photographs: a working fishing harbor, lobster boats coming in, and the sunset crowd on the beach.
Plate 01Lifeguard stand and reserved parking sign at Menemsha Beach
Plate 02Menemsha Texaco Service storefront with its vintage gas pumps
Plate 03Swordfish harpooner sculpture rising above the dune grass
Plate 04Busy summer scene at the Menemsha Texaco gas pumps
Plate 05Hand-painted rules sign on the Menemsha Beach lifeguard stand
Plate 06Vintage car and fresh sashimi shack beside Menemsha harbor
Plate 07Menemsha Texaco life ring on weathered cedar shingles
Plate 08Lobster traps and moored boats along Menemsha Basin docks
Plate 09Boardwalk path leading past parked cars to Menemsha Beach
Plate 10Summer visitors walking Menemsha's main street near the markets
Plate 11Clear water and sandy shoreline at Menemsha Beach
Plate 12Road sign for Dutcher Dock, Menemsha Beach and parking
Plate 13Swimmers wading near moored sailboats off Menemsha
Plate 14Striped blue beach umbrella overlooking the water
Plate 15Fishing boats lined up along the Menemsha waterfront
Plate 16Sunflowers growing behind a wire garden fence
Plate 17Colorful kayaks and small boats stacked on the sand
Plate 18Vintage blue Motobecane moped on a car rack
Plate 19Swordfish harpooner statue against the summer sky in Menemsha
Plate 20Flip-flops left in the sand beside a dune fence
Plate 21West Basin road sign at a Menemsha intersection
Plate 22Kayaks and an inflatable dinghy pulled up on shore
Plate 23Powerboats tied up in their slips at Menemsha
Plate 24Weathered fishing shacks and docks around Menemsha Basin
Plate 25Lobster traps stacked on a Menemsha dock
Plate 26Anglers casting from the Menemsha jetty near the channel marker
Plate 27Wooden dock, barrels and workboats in Menemsha Basin
Plate 28Lobster traps piled beside a red fishing shack in Menemsha
Plate 29Student-made Carry In / Carry Home sign in the dune grass
Plate 30Menemsha Hills beach cliffs
Plate 31Menemsha Hills beach on Martha's Vineyard
Plate 32Menemsha Hills on Martha's Vineyard
Plate 33Fishing boats Richard and Arnold and Four Kids rafted in Menemsha
Plate 34Peeling blue door and climbing vines on a harbor shack
Plate 35Draggers with nets and buoys rafted at the Menemsha dock
Plate 36Bright blue takeout window at a Menemsha fish market
Plate 37Plank walkway and pilings along the Menemsha commercial dock
Plate 38Barrels and gear line the dock beside a Menemsha workboat
Plate 39Small boats and docks around Menemsha harbor in summer
Plate 40Outdoor thermometer and padlocks on a weathered blue door
Plate 41Larsen's Fish Market sign with its wooden fish and lobster
Plate 42Warning sign at Menemsha
Plate 43Fishing boats tied up at Menemsha dock
Plate 44The Menemsha fishing fleet, summer 2026
Plate 45Menemsha fishing boat
Plate 46The Lady M at her Menemsha berth
Plate 47Larsen's Fish Market
Plate 48Tall meadow grass on the way into Menemsha
Plate 49Toad Rock Preserve loop trail
Plate 50Hull colors and mooring lines in Menemsha Basin
Plate 51Dahlia bouquets in jars at an honor-system flower stand near Menemsha
Plate 52Roadside honor-system flower table on the way into Menemsha
Plate 53The swim beach on a quiet day
Plate 54The working docks of the harbor
Plate 55A stand-on mower working a fenced lawn in Menemsha in the September sun.
Plate 56Mowing the line between lawn and meadow in Menemsha.
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