Chilmark
Chilmark MA boasts beautiful homes set on rolling land, rambling stone walls, grazing sheep, and one of the most beautiful of all Vineyard drives: Middle Road. The ancient stone fences, undulating landscape, and soaring ocean views suggest Ireland. The town provides some of the best hiking and photography on the island.
Chilmark’s small, rural community is located toward the western end of Martha’s Vineyard. The town center, near Beetlebung Corner, offers a modern library, a general store, and a chocolate factory. Most of its land is devoted to residential and agricultural use. At the Chilmark Store, you might spot a celebrity from New York or Los Angeles sitting right beside a local in one of the rocking chairs on the porch.
Chilmark Photo Gallery
The Chilmark village of Menemsha is an authentic New England fishing village. Menemsha is down and dirty. It epitomizes the Maritime history and feel of yesteryear. It’s a place where sunsets are greeted with standing ovations, fishing boats unload their catches and the fishing shacks come to life with the right light from the setting sun. You can catch a bike ferry across to Lobsterville, take a catamaran trip to Cuttyhunk Island, or climb out on the jetty with a folding chair and some wine and cheese to watch a spectacular sunset.
Chilmark was named for a town near Thomas Mayhew Sr.’s birthplace in England. It was established in 1671 along with Tisbury and Edgartown. It became a farming community, and by 1850 had 96 farms.
Michael Blanchard