Michelle Obama's Guide to Martha's Vineyard High Society

http://www.examiner.com/x-19673-Michelle-Obama-Examiner~y2009m8d25-Michelle-Obamas-guide-to-Marthas-Vineyard-high-society





Martha's Vineyard has long been a summer resting place for the rich and famous , made up of six different towns , each town has its own character and personality . While Michelle Obama and family are there this week they probably will venture into at least three of them . Here's the break down of the different towns .

Aquinnah - Caroline Kennedy inherited much of the land on the island's western tip from her mother Jackie Onassis . Much of the rest belongs to the Wampanoag tribe. Michael J Fox also has a house here.

Oak Bluffs - African Americans have lived on this part of the island since the late 1700's . If your a member of the African-American elite then you might want to check out Oak Bluffs . Spike Lee lives next to the golf course. Software tycoon Peter Norton has a grand old home. Famous African American homeowners in Oak Bluffs over the past century include former Harlem Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Harlem Renaissance writer Dorothy West, and former U.S. Senator Dr. Edward Brooke. Each of their homes are now preserved as historical sites that the Obamas may visit while on Martha's Vineyard. While in Oak Bluffs, the Obamas might visit their longtime family friend Charles Ogletree, a professor at Harvard Law School.

West Tisbury - Left-leaning liberals mostly , intellectual, very laid back . All these guys voted for Barack so if you are a Democrat that likes good company head on over to this side of the island . Historian David McCullough lives here.

Vineyard Haven - Includes the old money bastion of West Chop but singer-songwriter Carly Simon and journalist Diane Sawyer also have homes here .

Edgartown - More conservative islanders live here , including CIA chiefs, staqy here. The late Walter Cronkite and Robert McNamara, the US defence secretary, had houses. David Letterman's estate is out of town and Meg Ryan is in nearby Chappaquiddick

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They're eating snow cones, which are shaved ice with flavoring...

...which was invented as a special treat for the Emperors of the Roman Empire...

...which at the height of its reach extended into...

Africa!

I love it.

He's a Kenyan.

in front of his children!!!!

did you make your approintment? (nag nag nag)

:spank:

I've got so much happening this week.. next week.. I promise

and will nag the heck out of you to get it done!

Not all that long ago the name of the town was changed. No shit!