The TOWNSof MARTHA’S VINEYARD Charlie Utz Martha’s Vineyard is one Island made up of six small towns, each with its own distinctive personality, and plenty of offerings to explore. T o get you started speaking like an Islander, you’ll need to master the terms upIsland and down-Island. Up and down refer to nautical terms and can be confusing if you’re looking at a map. Islanders frequently use these terms to delineate between the three lively port towns of Vineyard Haven (a.k.a. Tisbury), Oak Bluffs and Edgartown; and the more rural David Welch towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark (home to the fishing village of Menemsha), and Aquinnah (sometimes referred to by its colonial name, Gay Head). Here’s all Charlie Utz 22 Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce you need to know to get acquainted with each town, and hopefully spark your curiosity to explore them all.
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