The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . of these. The island is upwardsof twenty-five miles in length from north tosouth, and about ten miles wide in its broadestpart. The Vineyard, as the island is familiarlycalled, does not differ largely in conformationor physical features from its neighbor, Nan-tucket ; but it has more territory, and, beingnearer the mainland, has not that isolatedquality which characterizes the last namedlocality. Some of the most famous roadsteads—Holmes Hole, Vineyard Sound, etc.—areamong its surrounding waters, and its neigh-boring small islands are fa
The tourist's guide to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard . of these. The island is upwardsof twenty-five miles in length from north tosouth, and about ten miles wide in its broadestpart. The Vineyard, as the island is familiarlycalled, does not differ largely in conformationor physical features from its neighbor, Nan-tucket ; but it has more territory, and, beingnearer the mainland, has not that isolatedquality which characterizes the last namedlocality. Some of the most famous roadsteads—Holmes Hole, Vineyard Sound, etc.—areamong its surrounding waters, and its neigh-boring small islands are fair spots of earthdisplaying the finest verdure and foliage in thesummer months, and inviting always to the de-lights of camping and exploration. Whatever of excellence of climate or sani-tary conditions any of the localities of thisregion can boast are enjoyed to the fullestdegree on Marthas Vineyard. Owing to thepeculiar conformation and the extent of thisisland it has many natural landing places forshipping ; and as a haven for yacht, or in fact. 116 MARTHAS VINEYARD. any kind of sailing fleets, it has no superior inthe Northern Atlantic waters. Its ocean out-looks in every part are of the finest; and forwhat may be styled purely marine pleasures—boating, sailing and the occupations whicharise out of a constant visitation on every sideof numberless sea craft—it has no equal onour coasts. Vineyard Haven is a natural har-bor of refuge, and here, during head winds or**stress of weather, hundreds of vessels aresometimes found for days together, awaitingmore favorable circumstances, their crewsmeanwhile helping to make matters lively onshore and materially adding to the numbers ofthe transient population. And as the waters round about MarthasVineyard present the finest and most accept-able highways for yachting and boating, so thegently rolling grounds of the island and itslong reaches of level country offer the mostexcellent drives, the adjuncts of which arepeculiar to th
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