The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . omes of West Tisbury. MENEMSHA. The road for the picturesque fishing village of Menemshastarts from Chilmark postoffice. It looks on the map as thoughthe South Road had taken it into its head to go north. Herethe fields are covered with drying nets, when they are not inuse, and old sea captains looking like the animiated figureheadsof old-fashioned ships everywhere abound. The Pond is an-other of those arms of the sea
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . omes of West Tisbury. MENEMSHA. The road for the picturesque fishing village of Menemshastarts from Chilmark postoffice. It looks on the map as thoughthe South Road had taken it into its head to go north. Herethe fields are covered with drying nets, when they are not inuse, and old sea captains looking like the animiated figureheadsof old-fashioned ships everywhere abound. The Pond is an-other of those arms of the sea shut in by a walled beach of sandand forming a snug harbor for the small boats engaged in fish-ing outside. Its shores are cluttered with dories and piles oflobster pots, and in fact all sorts of interesting fishing appli-ances. While down the shore of the Bight lies Lobsterville, whose cause of being isso well told in its namethat no further explana-tion is needed. Mr, Edward AugustusKendall, who exploredthe island in 1807, giveshis theory of the mean-ing of Menemsha asbeing probably on ac-count of the cranberriesthat cover its marshyborders: Monamshaor Minamsha: minac,. Eel pots .smuiliig on the in-ai li. CHILMARK. 195
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