Menemsha, Massachusetts
Menemsha is a small fishing village located in the town of Chilmark on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located on the east coast of Menemsha Pond, adjacent to the opening into the Vineyard Sound on the pond's northern end. The village's historic harbor serves as the point of departure for local fishermen, some from multi-generational fishing families such as the Larsens, Pooles and Mayhews, as well as charter boats to the Elizabeth Islands and elsewhere. Besides charter fishing and cruises, other possibilities for recreation are the public beach adjacent to the harbor and the bicycle ferry across Menemsha Pond to Aquinnah as well as many excellent places to get freshly cooked seafood. It is also home of one of the most dramatic sunsets in New England. Menemsha is the location of a United States Coast Guard station, Coast Guard Station Menemsha, and was once known as Menemsha Creek. It is well known for being the background of Steven Spielberg's film Jaws.
Podcasts:
Menemsha
by: Carly Simon(Carly Simon/Peter Wood)
Peter’s on the loose
I’d like to see him again
I remember when
We made love
On the jetty in the rain.
When the fishing boats would
Come back in
At the end of the day
He’d run up the hill to my cabin
With a swordfish and he’d say:
“Girl I want you all over again?
All over again
Chorus:
In Menemsha, Menemsha
Menemsha, Menemsha
The sunset on the sound
Were almost too much to take
We would dance on the hill
With our friends
‘Til the morning would break
Everybody drank too much beer
In those days
Thank God it wasn’t whisky
Or we’d all be dead
And Peter and me we’d pull the shades
Everyone was interested
In Peter and me