NOT SO PRICEY Among the Flowers Cafe is a popular and not expensive option in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard. By DAVID G. ALLAN
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, the 100-square-mile triangle of an island off the coast of Cape Cod, has been a summer retreat for New England Brahmins since the 1800s, and has never shed its pricey and exclusive reputation.
It’s true that you have to pay for a ferry or a plane to get there; that many restaurants, inns and shops depend upon a steady flow of flush wallets; and that the cost of living on the island was nearly 60 percent higher than the national average, an April 2007 report showed. But the island also has relatively inexpensive dining and accommodation options and shopping bargains. And quintessential Vineyard pursuits like going to the beach and strolling through the historic towns are free. http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/ travel/escapes/13martha.html
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