Robert "Bob" Douglas, founder of The Black Dog and captain of the Shenandoah, died just after midnight on April 23 at his Arrowhead Farm home in West Tisbury, surrounded by his family and dogs. The 93 ...

A Martha's Vineyard legend has died at the age of 93. Capt. Robert Douglas opened the famed Black Dog Tavern, named after his Black lab-boxer mix in 1971. The Vineyard Haven tavern became an island ...

Douglas, a beloved Island icon who sailed Vineyard seas aboard his tall ship Shenandoah, founded the Black Dog Tavern, and ...