Cool like an Islander recommendation #5

Although everyone who goes to the Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Fair probably has a T-shirt, Islander and tourist alike, it doesn't make this particular shirt less cool. The Fair is the Fair -- the highlight of the summer. You have to get a shirt. Every year they have a contest and an painting/graphic (usually by a local artist) is picked and made into the official design for that year.

I couldn't find a graphic of last year's shirt on the website, but the picture displayed here is the inside of the Exhibit Hall. A beautiful building that was constructed by the community in old barn-raising style when I was in high school. I banged a few of the nails myself, and a few years later got married there. Imagine the picture decorated in fairy lights and live pine trees. Lovely. And just as wonderful in the hot, dusty summer, when the Fair is going and the Hall is filled with prize winning vegetables, quilts, and artwork.

Like the Chilmark Road Race shirt, the older the date on the shirt the cooler you are. :) 2008 will be the 147th annual Agricultural Fair. Truly an Island tradition! (via Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society)