Article: Out with old, in with new on Martha's Vineyard.(Arts and Lifestyle)(Restaurant review)

Byline: Mat Schaffer

After 77 years, Home Port restaurant in the tiny Martha's Vineyard fishing village of Menemsha is closing its doors. It's a major topic of conversation on the island.

"Yes, it looks like this may be our last summer," confirms a T-shirted, college-age employee.

"Horrid!" bewails a 12th-generation islander who's been coming here since childhood. "We're all talking about what we're going to do."

With its no-frills menu of boiled, broiled and fried seafood, bring-your-own alcohol policy and picturesque views of Menemsha Pond, Home Port has been feeding hungry islanders since 1931. Is there any more archetypal, Vineyard dining experience?

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