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Chappaquiddick Island is a small island off the eastern end of the larger island of Martha's Vineyard. The two islands are connected, along their southern coast, by a narrow barrier beach accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles. A small, barge-like ferry shuttles between Chappaquiddick and the town of Edgartown, Massachusetts on Martha's Vineyard proper, carrying cars and passengers.
Geography
Geographically, Chappaquiddick is considered an island, despite the fact that it becomes entirely separate only when storms breach the barrier beach. Politically, it is part of the town of Edgartown in Dukes County. Socially, its residents form a tight-knit community and see themselves as distinctly separate from the rest of Edgartown. Long-time residents speak of "going to the mainland" when they travel to Edgartown, and of "going to America" when (for example) they travel to Boston or Providence, Rhode Island.
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