It took 8 years for the breach to close. On April 2, 2015, the breach, which had moved eastward to Wasque, completely closed, reattaching Chappaquiddick to the Vineyard. The photo timeline below can be better viewed online at the Harvard Forest Martha’s Vineyard Collection on the Digital Commonwealth’s site. It’s another reminder of how powerful Mother Nature can be. The breach has happened before and will happen again, supposedly once each generation.