Description Getting to the Vineyard has never been easy.
Join local historian Tom Dresser as he traces the changes in island living brought about by these transportation innovations..
The story of Vineyard transportation is the story of an evolution of man and machine, of opportunity and necessity, of dependence and cooperative efforts.
Tourists and residents crowded railroads until they were replaced by the automobile.
On the island, the horse-drawn trolley evolved into the electric trolley.
Steamships dramatically changed island life.
Native Americans built Canoes for the journey, and early settlers crossed Vineyard Sound in small sailing packets.
Description Getting to the Vineyard has never been easy