Martha's Vineyard and Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner. Scores of other island natives appeared in the film as extras. Later, scenes from "Jaws 2" and "" were filmed on the island, as well. In June 2005 the island celebrated the 30th anniversary of "Jaws" with a weekend-long Jawsfest. In 1977, distressed over losing their guaranteed seat in the Massachusetts General Court, inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard considered the possibility of secession from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, either to become part of another state (having received offers from both Vermont and Hawaii), reincorporating as a separate U.S. territory, or as the nation's 51st state.
Bad Martha Brewing Company The company donates 10% of its profits to feed the hungry in the communities where it is sold. In 2014, Bad Martha Brewing Company opened Bad Martha Farmer’s Brewery & Tasting Room, a tasting barn modeled after the wine tasting rooms in Napa Valley. The brewery tasting room is located in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard and features a changing selection of seven beers brewed on site, along with three Bad Martha beers that are brewed by Mercury Brewing Company. Bad Martha Brewing Company won one silver medal and two bronze medals at the Great International Beer Festival in 2015. The