Historic Tales of Oak Bluffs [Paperback]

Skip Finleys Town of Oak Bluffs columns in the Vineyard Gazette were widely popular thanks to his breezy style and historical content. In this curated collection, he presents a chronological telling of how the community became the welcoming seaside resort for a uniquely diverse group of residents and visitors, including five American presidents. Discover how islanders like Ichabod Norton, Old Harry and Lucy Vincent Smith helped to define the island we know today. From the Panic of 1873 to the Inkwell and beyond, these witty and whimsical tales prove why this particular spot is featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.Skip Finleys career in media began in 1971. In addition to serving the leadership of the major broadcast industry associations, the popular executive was responsible for forty-three stations (four of which he owned) encompassing seventeen U.S. markets. His work has included business successes with radio networks, syndicated programs, formats and a satellite channel. Finley was a frequent contributor to radio industry trade publications. Retired, today he is a writer and works for the Vineyard Gazette Media Group as director of sales and marketing and is a guest columnist. He is a member of the Marthas Vineyard Museum Board of Directors. From June 22, 2012, to June 16, 2017, Finley wrote the Vineyard Gazettes weekly Town of Oak Bluffs column. Thanks to the Vineyard Gazettes circulation of 11,500, his 253 columns were widely read. In addition to the Vineyard Gazette, he is a regular contributor to Marthas Vineyard Magazine, Marthas Vineyard Island Weddings and the Marthas Vineyard Museum publication, the MV Museum Quarterly (formerly the Dukes County Intelligencer).Thanks toHistoric Tales of Oak Bluffs,that history is now brought to life in the stories of all the people who made Oak Bluffs what it is. And those longtime Skip Finley fans can finally dispense with their yellowed clippings  theyve l£N