This hunting season, I was fortunate to be invited to help control the deer population on an association property, the centerpiece of which is a small working farm. I was delighted to discover a small, discreet farm stand in one of the barns where, in the finest Island tradition, visitors record their purchase in a notebook and make their own change from a cash box. This week, before heading to a ground blind I had set up on a deer travel route, I took a few minutes and visit

Deer help to fuel Martha's Vineyard's worrisome increase in all varieties of ticks. The menu of illnesses that ticks transmit poses a threat to public health on Martha’s Vineyard. Unchecked, the increasing risk of contracting Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Powassan Fever, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Tularemia may affect the Island’s seasonal economy.

Over the years, I’ve experienced many exciting moments fly fishing the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard. Last night made the list.  An...

“Everything looks great,” Dr. Barnes said. I was in “ongoing and complete remission.”