[Ref #1]    Marthas's Vineyard Museum and Historical Society

[Ref #2]    Martha's Vineyard Camps Meeting Association Mission Statement

[Ref #3]    Alice Hoffman - Illumination Night

[Ref #4]    Japanese and Chinese Lanterns

[Ref #5]    Oak Bluff Houses in the Daytime

[Ref #6]    Oak Bluff Houses by Nightime

[Ref #7]    Illumination Night takes place on the third Wednesday of August, with an official rain date on the following day, Thursday. Reasoning: The delicate, historic Japanese paper lanterns hung on the gingerbread cottages cannot tolerate water. High winds can also be a cause of postponement, due to the danger of lanterns falling and cause fires.