Wasque

Wasque[1] (/ˈweɪskwiː/, "way-squee") or Wasque Beach[2] is a 200-acre (0.81 km2) nature reserve on Chappaquiddick Island, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. The site was established as a reservation for the public in 1967 and is one of five conservation areas on "the Vineyard"[3] managed by the Trustees of Reservations.[1][2][4][5] Wasque contains a sandy strand the Boston Globe calls "a magnificent beach."[3] Travel + Leisure named Wasque Beach the number one beach in New England and WHDH-TV reports "It's pristine, serene, and rain or shine, it's a beach-goers' delight."[2] Off the shore of Wasque Beach is Katama Bay, "a vast and pristine salt water bay that includes many acres of productive shellfish beds."[6]

  1. ^ a b "Wasque". The Trustees of Reservations. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c WHDH-TV Great Escape: Wasque Beach (Air date: Thursday, July 21, 2005)
  3. ^ a b Boston Globe "If you go: Martha's Vineyard", October 17, 2004
  4. ^ TravelMuse: Chappaquiddick Island
  5. ^ "Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge and Wasque Reservation (East Shore)" on Home & Abroad 2008
  6. ^ Edgartown Officials Stand Firm on Katama Bay Anchorage Ban, by Mark Alan Lovewell, Vineyard Gazette Online, February 25, 2005