The Ashley Sanford Music Therapy Program at NCH The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital will be filled with the healing sounds of music thanks to a remarkable gift from Bruce and…

The Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum presents its 19 year of exhibiting antique and contemporary baskets.  Their 2019 exhibit, which opens Friday, May 17, charts the change of the Nantucket lightship…

The Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) announced its feature film lineup for June 19-24, 2019. The opening night selection for this year’s festival is Universal Pictures’ YESTERDAY, written by Oscar nominee…

Our ASK NANTUCKET column tries to answer your specific questions about Nantucket Island, vacationing here, and island life.  If we cannot answer your question, we reach out to island experts. …

I’m lucky to live close enough to Fisherman’s Beach on Nantucket that I can wake up to the calming, rhythmic sounds of the surf.  This morning the music of waves…

Since Nantucket already looks like a picture-perfect movie backdrop, why not make it a real one? An open casting call has been issued for extras of ages to be a…

For the past decade on Nantucket, a few more than 100 babies have been born at Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) each year.  In 2006, the total was 119; last year,…

The Nantucket Science Festival is back for another exciting year. On March 16, 2019, join the Maria Mitchell Association and the Nantucket Community School, along with many community partners, for…

The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) has collaborated with  2019 One Book One Island (OBOI) organizers to present a special art exhibit that enhances the book and features the history…

The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital is open!  But how do you find your physician’s new office?  It’s easy: watch this video to see how to walk from the parking area…

In just 7 days, Nantucket Cottage Hospital will open the doors to the island’s new hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 20, the first new medical facility for the community in more…

Valentine’s Day festivities on Nantucket Island begin on Thursday evening, February 7, when the Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) hosts an opening reception for their special February exhibition, Valentine’s Small…

Have you ever looked through a microscope and seen a community so small you never could have imagined it and then suddenly it comes to life?  Here’s your chance: The…

Each winter for twelve years, the Nantucket Island community has shared a book, reading together, sharing their impressions, celebrating literature, and attending films, lectures, and crafts centered around the chosen…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has aquired two significant paintings that capture iconic Nantucket landscapes—Sankaty Light by William Ferdinand Macy and Siasconset Beach by George Inness. These acquisitions were made…

Thanks to a generous donation from Bari Lipp Foundation, Nantucket’s Dreamland will provide all live broadcast programming from New York’s Metropolitan Opera, London’s National Theatre, and Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet, free…

Nantucket Island gets quiet at Christmastime. Stroll Weekend, the annual craft fairs, holiday shows are over.  Those who go Off for the holiday often depart before the Solstice.  It’s time…

Whether you’re a procrastinator by nature or you just remembered that you need a small gift for your cousin’s new spouse who’s coming to the holiday gift exchange, don’t panic! …

Tired of giving the same old holiday gifts and stocking stuffers? Nantucket Island is the perfect place to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts. Many who come to Nantucket never venture beyond…

For the first time in the history of Nantucket’s Christmas Stroll, crowds will gather at 11:30am in the Harborview Stop-n-Shop parking lot amidst the Chamber’s Christmas Marketplace to watch as…

Nantucket welcomed the holiday season the Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting, and the festivities continue this weekend with the 45th Annual Christmas Stroll on…

The Hospital Thrift Shop presented its annual gift to Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Monday, continuing its 89-year tradition of generous giving with a $386,000 contribution that will be used to…

The Maria Mitchell Association’s Natural Science Museum will be open on Saturdays this winter from 10 am to 2pm.  While open, the Museum will run a feeding program, “Very Hungry…

Four fun annual fall festivals and events are happening this weekend on Nantucket Island. For the third year on Nantucket Island, Sustainable Nantucket is hosting it’s popular NantucketGrown™ Food Festival.  Four…

As part of The Dreamland Stage Company’s 2018-2019 season, director Laura Gallagher Byrne will present The Diary of Anne Frank on the main stage, with eight performances October 4 through…

by Suzanne Daub I looked out over Nantucket’s Madaket Beach one recent sunny Saturday morning and saw two people moving purposefully up and down the beach. I thought these early…

Many of us were raised on the many tunes of Peter, Paul, and Mary:  Hush-a-Bye, Puff the Magic Dragon, Blowin’ in the Wind, Where Have All the Flowers Gone, and later in…

The village of Siasconset is unlike any other part of Nantucket. Smaller than Nantucket Town, it has a sort of fairytale poetry that can’t be found anywhere else on this…

The 2018 winner of our annual poetry contest is David Slevin from County Limerick, Ireland.  He donated his prize money to The Nantucket Book Foundation, the organization that produces the…

The island’s past and present meet its future when “We Are Nantucket,” a community engagement program aimed at handing down and continuing the oral histories of Nantucket and its population,…

by Carl Oscar Olson If you want to maintain a healthy, happy lifestyle, balance is key.  We all walk the line between staying active and putting our feet up, eating…

Fondly known as “Daffy Weekend,” the annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival, put on by the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce, is one of our favorite island festivals.  Even if you don’t…

The Nantucket Film Festival announced today the honorees for the 2018 festival – including the Screenwriters Tribute to Oscar®-nominated writer/director Noah Baumbach; the Special Achievement in Documentary Storytelling Award to…

Picture this: you and three friends at a live concert or theatrical performance of your choice anywhere within the continental US, at any time during the year – airfare and…

The British Invasion will land at Jetties Beach on Nantucket this summer when RAIN: A Tribute to The Beatles joins the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest…

A sign of springtime on Nantucket is the Artists Association of Nantucket’s (AAN) annual Spring Sweep, a fun and cultural take on “spring cleaning.” This year, the Spring Sweep Preview…

Nantucketers and visitors will celebrate authors, readers, and the joy of reading with the seventh annual Nantucket Book Festival, held from June 15 to 17, 2018. The outstanding slate of award-winning…

He was half-way to Surfside when Mike Boylan realized his mistake. He had been driving “on autopilot,” heading to where he’d been operating Nantucket’s only UPS Store for 15 years.…

Nantucket has a rich transportation history. Whaling ships, steam powered ferries and the Nantucket Railroad in the 1800’s, and the first airplanes began landing just south of Commercial Wharf during…

The Dreamland Film & Cultural Center is pleased to present Nantucket’s Got Talent, a one-night performance program to include the myriad talents of those living on Nantucket year-round. This special…

I’ve been wanting to take a class at Nantucket Culinary Center all year. Like most island businesspeople, during the summer season I have trouble setting aside enough time to sleep…

On Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2, Nantucket island offers the gift of extra special Christmasy fun to all who attend the 44th Annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll. Start your…

For more than a decade Nantucketers have started Thanksgiving Day early in the morning at Children’s Beach. Some come dressed for the weather, some in costume, but most are dressed…

Nantucket Cottage Hospital and island physician Joel Hass have founded a new clinical education program that aims to expand access, provide educational opportunities, and bolster the recruitment of new clinicians…

For better or worse, taking a wrong turn is sometimes a part of the journey. We’ve all gotten off using the wrong exit or gone the wrong direction on the…

We’ve had so many requests to extend the deadline for our annual photo contest that we’ve decided to make it official. Sunday, September 17 is now the deadline to enter…

Egg hatched in 2003 when designer Susan Lazar created a lifestyle brand with a “soul”—one that focuses on the love that exists between parents and their children and celebrates the…

This Saturday, August 12, thousands will gather at Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, a benefit for Nantucket Cottage Hospital.  Tickets have been sold out for…

For nearly two decades we have been challenging readers to add to the series of limericks about Nantucket. It wasn’t until we posted this dare on Nantucket.net that we began…

by Dr. Sarah T. Bois Director of Research & Education for the Linda Loring Nature Foundation It’s not surprising to hear people talking about whales as you walk along the…

This fall, Vice President Joe Biden will travel the nation for his American Promise Tour, a series of conversations that will go beyond the 24-hour news cycle and 140-character arguments to…

“There once was a man from Nantucket…” We’ve all heard some version of this ditty, and not many of them can be repeated in polite company.  But do you know…

•  by C. Oscar Olson  • I love my morning commute.  The 3 mile bike ride from the South Shore to downtown Nantucket on a beautiful summer morning is truly…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is collaborating with Nantucket Cottage Hospital (NCH) on new series entitled “A Night of Stories: Tales from Cottage Hospital Nurses” on Tuesday, June 27, 2017…

Let’s face it: Dad doesn’t need another tie.  He doesn’t want another tie.  He doesn’t even wear ties.  All he wants is nice weather, good company, and he wants to…

• By Cara Godlesky• After living on Nantucket 18 out of my 21 years of life, I am all too familiar with the narrow streets of the island, the best…

answered by Cara Godlesky Nantucket is a small island with blooming landscapes, beautiful nature all around, and a great system of bike paths. With this being said, this island in…

This summer, Nantucket’s Visitors Services Center, a division of the Deparment of Culture and Tourism, will continue its exciting volunteer opportunity with its Downtown Island Ambassador Program. Volunteers (ages 15…

The Nantucket Film Festival announced today additional programming for the 2017 line-up, including brand new and returning Signature Programs, Short Films and Virtual Reality, and an additional honoree. NFF also…

The last weekend in April is when everyone on Nantucket, from those whose usual garb includes overalls and workboots to those who typically dress in designer duds, to don whimsical…

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Beach Boys will join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the 21st annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert…

The Dreamland Film & Cultural Center is pleased to present A Musical Evening with recording artist Livingston Taylor on Sunday, July 2 at 7 pm. A part of the American…

During February on Nantucket Island, it’s tempting to hunker down and stay at home protected from the cold, windy, raw, and snowy weather.  But Valentine’s Day is one of the…

Diane Rehm, the recently retired host of NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show, will make a featured appearance at the 2017 Nantucket Book Festival to discuss her memoir On My Own.…

The first day of 2017 brought bright sunshine, warm weather, and a quiet peacefulness to Nantucket Island.  We woke early, ready to undecorate the Christmas tree and put away all…

It never fails: no matter how hard we try, we always find ourselves with Christmas gifts to find for at least 3 or 4 people just a few days before…

Some years we have no trouble thinking of things that make us thankful; 2016, though, is a bit of a challenge.  But after pondering for a few extra minutes, we…

When we think of Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s, what often comes to mind is foods we’ve enjoyed preparing and sharing.  Traditional recipes come to mind first: what mom…

With the summer season coming to a close, one way to bring Nantucket home with you (where ever home happens to be) is to take some favorite Nantucket recipes with…

• by Educator Corinne Muffly • A series of articles dedicated to helping parents find places and activities on Nantucket to enjoy with their children. Having a family has allowed…

by Katherine Brooks Maria Mitchell Association Among the historic gray-shingled houses of Vestal Street and hidden in the gardens of the Maria Mitchell Association’s Hinchman House Natural Science Museum, sits…

by Corinne Muffly, Educator This is the first in a series of articles dedicated to helping parents find places and activities on Nantucket to enjoy with their children. In the…

Multi-platinum artist and two-time Grammy award winner Kenny Loggins will join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the 20th annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert…

• A Guest Blog Post by Tobey Leske • Well, once more the gardening season is upon us. For my friends who are not gardeners, here is a short glossary…

This event is a convivial feast that brings guests together with visiting vignerons, world-renowned chefs, experienced sommeliers, and other avid wine collectors in order to taste, share, and celebrate some of the world’s greatest wines with one another. It is a wine dinner like none other, where there are no rules other than to bring your best.

If you’re anything like me, then you’re waiting till Saturday to get a gift for Mom this Mother’s Day.  Not to worry!  You can shop locally and last-minute and still…

This April, the daffodils all bloomed, and the wide swath of bright yellow, orange, and white blossoms near this busy corner put smiles on many faces of people walking and driving by. Schaefer’s friends are already calling it “Arthur’s Park.”

In 1954, the Nantucket Garden Club became a member of The Garden Club of America, a nationwide organization located in communities in all 50 states.

During the relocating of books and old library-related equipment from the basement of the former Maria Mitchell Library, a stack of rare nautical maps entitled, “A Sailor’s Map of Nantucket” resurfaced.

The Nantucket Film Festival announced today that acclaimed Academy Award®-winning screenwriter and director Oliver Stone will be honored with the 2016 Screenwriters Tribute Award. Comedian and writer Seth Meyers will host The Nantucket Film Festival’s Screenwriters Tribute.

“Is this person ever going to get better?” And the answer is, yes, they invariably do. Not with all the king’s horses and all the king’s men, but by the will to survive and an inner strength that therapy helped them access.

The Nantucket Book Festival celebrates its fifth anniversary, June 17-19, with an outstanding line-up of award-winning authors. For three days, book lovers will gather in various Nantucket venues for a series of author readings, panel discussions, and social events…

There are only a few establishments on Nantucket that have as long a history here or have been such an integral part of island life as Bartlett’s Farm.  Starting with…

Three-time Academy Award winner and nineteen-time Academy Award Nominee Meryl Streep will appear at a special cabaret to benefit Theatre Workshop of Nantucket on Saturday, July 30 at the Nantucket…

Hailing from Zimbabwe, Mercy Moyo will be the Artists Association of Nantucket second 2016 Artist-in-Residence at their Visual Arts Center.

Longtime Nantucket summer resident Joe Hale has been chosen as the new Executive Director of The Nantucket Dreamland, a nonprofit film and performing arts center on the island.

Born and raised on Nantucket, Meghan Trainor’s island roots go deep.

We woke to morning perfect for Valentine’s Day.  With temps outside at -2, rare for Nantucket, and winds making it feel even colder, we snuggled deeper under the covers and…

Nantucket Island Resorts is offering to make someone’s dream come true! Enter their Nantucket Daffodil Weekend Sweepstakes.

Just like their whaling ancestors, Nantucketers live for the thrill of the hunt!  This weekend, Saturday & Sunday, November 21 & 22, the makes it easy.  On an island famous…

Nantucketers have always embraced Halloween as a favorite holiday.  By the end of October, the island is again the small town we love, and Halloween offers the perfect excuse to…

Early morning on Nantucket offers special pleasures: the charm of Main Street without cars…a walk along the wharves while it’s quiet enough to hear the water lapping against the yachts…coffee…

Whales… If you love chocolate, you’ll love Sweet Inspirations, Nantucket’s artisan chocolatier. This spring they moved back to their original home at Zero India Street, across from the Atheneum park.…

Organizers of the first Nantucket Music Festival last summer knew their idea of a two-day, live music celebration for visitors and residents of the historic resort destination had enormous potential.…