Drawbridge Park and Short Cove
Exploring Two New Places
The replacement drawbridge by the Lagoon Pond was completed in 2015,
and the temporary bridge that was put in place during the construction
was removed in 2016. Drawbridge Park was put in where the temporary
bridge had been for 7 years. I've been to Martha's Vineyard quite a
few times but this was the first time I visited the park. It's a small
area to way by and under the bridge and is nice. Since it was the off
season, the bridge didn't go up very often. We walked from the cottage
to the bridge, the park, and then stopped by the Eastville Point Park
just northeast of the bridge on the ocean side on the way back.
Short Cove Preserve is another MVY
Land Bank property located on the central southern part of the Island
on the north side of the Tisbury Great Pond. The Land Bank preserves areas
on the Island, some for hiking, some for farming, some for hunting,
and some just for the wildlife. Walking on the Short Cove trail is a
mix of woods, water, and farm.
We where at Drawbridge Park on October 15, 2023, and Short Cove on
October 16, 2023.
2024 Martha's Vineyard trip pictures
Part 1: Ferry to MVY
Part 2: By the cottage & Sepiessa Point
Part 3: Mnemsha
Part 4: Draw Bridge Park and Short Cove
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Drawbridge Park
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A panoramic view of the gate and mechanism
from underneath it.
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A panororamic shot of the
Eastville Point beach. The water is part of the...(more)
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Rock cairns near the edge of the Lagoon Pond drawbridge.
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A warm sunny day in mid October by the Lagoon Pond drawbridge.
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The Lagoon Pond and Drawbrdige Park from the drawbridge.
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The bike and pedestrian walkway and Drawbridge Park
from the drawbridge.
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I noticed some cool trippy tiles by the pedestrian path
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Looking at the entrance to the drawbridge control house.
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Sign on the bridge at the entrance to the Lagoon Pond.
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The drawbridge gate. Note the 45° angle on the
mechanism with respect to the...(more)
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Frank smiles and squints into the light on Eastvill Point Beach.
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A panoramic photo of the sign
taht describes the Lagoon Pond and the drawbridge...(more)
Short Cove
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A sideways smiling-mouth tree on the trail (visible in the
previous photo.
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Some colorful flowers in a meadowy area along the
Short Cove trail.
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A closer view of the colorful flowers on the Short Cove trail.
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More flowers along the trail with a bit more green and purplish
hue.
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Wild weirdberries along the path with Short Cove in the distance.
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A badass tree. It first looks sort of like a face,
but with wire gouging into...(more)
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It seems like these are for making trailriding more
challenging.
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We saw some people riding horses and jumping them over
some of this just off...(more)
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The enbtrance to the trail to the left, the entrance
to private property (that...(more)
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A panoramic photo looking south from
Short Cove onto the Tisbury Great Pond. ...(more)
2024 Martha's Vineyard trip pictures
Part 1: Ferry to MVY
Part 2: By the cottage & Sepiessa Point
Part 3: Mnemsha
Part 4: Draw Bridge Park and Short Cove
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