by C. Oscar Olson It seems that every day on the calendar is National Day of something—from Fig Newton Day on January 16 to Nut Day on October 22, Comic…

Starting Monday, June 7, the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) will be offering another summer of education, research, and exploration of the sky, land, and sea of Nantucket Island. The…

After 18 months the Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum will once again open its doors to visitors starting at 10am today, Friday, May 28, 2021. This year’s special exhibition is…

Life on remote, windswept Nantucket has always fostered extraordinary women. Intelligent, educated, passionate, and brave, they took on difficult issues involving anti-slavery, women’s rights, suffrage, and times of war. Despite…

Tickets for The Dreamland’s Drive-In Theatre for films showing through the end of July, 2021, will go on sale at 12 noon on Monday, May 17 via The Dreamland’s website.…

The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket is pleased to announce that it is a recipient of funding from the National Endowment for the Arts. The NEA’s $10,000 grant will…

Mother’s Day is right around the corner. If you haven’t highlighted, circled, and set yourself a digital calendar reminder for next Sunday, May 9, we recommend doing that right now. We know…

by Sam Kefferstan Now in its second year, Mass Audubon Nantucket Sanctuaries’ Youth Environmental Stewardship Program puts island youth out on the trails, fields, and beaches of our Nantucket properties,…

The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket today announced its 2021 Nantucket summer season program, which will feature in-person performances for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.  The season…

Pandemic restrictions on in-person gatherings have caused the cancellation of the 2021 Nantucket Daffodil Festival events, but COVID-19 can’t stop the tens of thousands of daffodils here from blooming. With…

The Nantucket Book Foundation celebrates its 10th year with a lively and inspiring lineup of author events and school programs throughout 2021, engaging readers on-island and beyond. Despite having to cancel…

The Nantucket  Historical Association (NHA) preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through programs, collections, and properties, to promote the island’s significance and foster an appreciation of it. In the…

Affordable housing has long been difficult to find on Nantucket, and an island organization known for preserving the architectural heritage here is getting closer to offering options. The Nantucket Preservation…

Annye Camara, proprietor and namesake of Annye’s Whole Foods, has long believed that better food leads to better health for all on Nantucket. That concept will continue and expand, following…

Go to gaol on Nantucket (or send someone else), stay overnight in the historic Thomas Macy House, be Nantucket’s miller for a day at the Old Mill, give your favorite…

One Book One Island is an annual collaborative project of community partners and sponsors on Nantucket that seeks to promote reading and community by encouraging the entire population of Nantucket Island to…

Today, March 11, we are all looking back over a year of pain, loss, stress, and uncertainty that came with the pandemic and the lockdown that officially began March 11,…

The Nantucket Science Festival is back for another exciting year. From March 13 to 20, all can join the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) and the Nantucket Community School (NCS)…

Brant Point Lighthouse is one of the gateways to Nantucket.  Anyone traveling to and from our island aboard the Hy-Line Cruises ferries or the Steamship Authority ferries passes this iconic…

It used to be easy to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Nantucket: a box of truffles from Sweet Inspirations, dinner out at one of the island’s fine restaurants, a movie at…

This winter island residents are turning to food for more than just sustenance. We’re sharing cooking ideas and recipes on Facebook groups, joining the Atheneum for their Yummy Monday Zoom…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will reopen the Whaling Museum on Friday, February 12, with free admission for our year-round island community. Robust sanitizing measures to make the indoor experience…

One Book One Island is an annual collaborative project of community partners and sponsors on Nantucket that seeks to promote reading and community by encouraging the entire population of Nantucket…

NHA University Continues & New Historic Properties Webinar Series to Launch in January 2021.

THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET… For decades the island guide Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket has challenged readers to add to the original limericks written about Nantucket. The ORIGINAL limericks–not…

We know that many of our readers are disappointed that they were unable to visit our island during this holiday season due to the pandemic, so we are sharing some…

The Community Foundation for Nantucket (CFN) announced today that they have awarded an additional $1 Million in Phase III Emergency Relief grants. To date, they have awarded more than $2 Million…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has made the difficult decision to close their Whaling Museum until further notice due to this week’s surge in COVID-19 cases on Nantucket. On Saturday,…

The White Heron Theatre Company of Nantucket will release an audio podcast adaptation of A Nantucket Christmas Carol, with Academy and Tony Award-winner Christopher Plummer playing the role of the narrator.  White…

This Friday & Saturday, November 27 & 28, and next Friday & Saturday, December 4 & 5, Sustainable Nantucket will be hosting its Farmers and Artisans Market for an extended…

Christmas is about giving, and this year, more than ever, Nantucket non-profits need some extra help. The organizations that enhance our island experience with classes, workshops, theatre, music, art, and…

by Kaley Kokomoor The Nantucket Atheneum’s Cold Turkey Plunge is back for its 19th year, and for 2020, to keep participants safe, this Nantucket Thanksgiving morning tradition has gone virtual. And…

Fairwinds—Nantucket’s Counseling Center Has the Answer by Vanessa Park Making adjustments because of Covid is something we’ve all had to do. Those adjustments are often tremendously difficult—from home-school to isolation…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) is pleased to announce a new “Study Hall” program at the Whaling Museum to provide community members with a safe, socially distanced space to read,…

With community safety as its top priority, the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce has reimagined its celebration of the holidays this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 47th Annual…

ReMain Nantucket announced that the next in a series of surveys studying the economic impacts of COVID-19 on local businesses and organizations has been released. With the summer season concluding…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will be hosting two of their most popular holiday events this November and December, they announced this week. Due to special guidance due to the…

Save time by getting your flu shot safely and conveniently at the Nantucket Cottage Hospital drive-through. No appointment is necessary, and flu shots can be provided at no out of pocket cost with most insurance plans.

Just 7 miles by 14 miles, Nantucket Island is known to be very accessible for walkers and cyclists. Downtown Nantucket and the Village of Siasconset are both filled with charming…

On Nantucket whose voice gets heard? What would an accurate portrait of the island’s population tell us about ourselves? These are core questions of the U.S. Census, the constitutionally-mandated federal…

It only costs $1 to cast your vote, though you must cast at least five votes, and it doesn’t matter whether you are registered Republican, Democrat, or Independent, but it…

Each summer hundreds of swimmers dive into Nantucket Sound to raise money to support cancer care with the Swim Across America Nantucket annual swim.  This is no ordinary summer.  This…

by C. Oscar Olson Nantucket is a land shrouded in much more than just fog.  For hundreds of years, various peoples have populated this tiny isle, and each of them…

By now we are all used to postponements and cancellations of our favorite island events, but these six Nantucket organizations are taking new approaches, keeping the interest alive with galas…

Nantucket has been an oasis for artists of all kinds for nearly 100 years. The island’s art colony bloomed throughout the 1920s, grew in the 1930s, and faced a crisis…

The show will go on! This year’s Boston Pops on Nantucket will be Boston Pops for Nantucket to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been reimagined to safely carry on this wonderful island…

Next Monday, July 13, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will welcome guests back to the Whaling Museum, and the NHA staff looks forward to welcoming members back for an extended…

As with all celebrations this summer, July 4th 2020 will be a very different holiday than the Independence Day festivities Nantucket usually hosts. With games, face-painting, the famous water fight…

The annual Race For Open Space will be returning this year in a virtual format from July 10- July 12, 2020.  This race is put on annually by the Nantucket…

The Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) is pleased to present NFF NOW: AT HOME, an online film and conversation series taking place from June 23 to 30.  Due to the far-reaching…

After a successful fundraising campaign to build a community drive-in movie theater on Nantucket, The Dreamland has begun construction on a 21.5 x 40 foot screen at the 7 Nobadeer…

by Mackenzie Welch Whether you enjoy them as a delicacy, or use their shells for Christmas lights or wreaths, bay scallops are a symbol of Nantucket. The bay scallop population…

by Mary Bergman I haven’t left Nantucket since February 25th. But last week, I was on a houseboat on the River Thames. Since late February, I have been to high…

THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET… For decades, Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket (now celebrating our 50th year!) has challenged readers to add to the original Nantucket Limericks. You can read…

There will be no Rotary Pancake Breakfast this weekend, and you can’t treat Mom to a sit-down Sunday Brunch in a fancy restaurant for Mother’s Day 2020. We thought we’d…

We’re all trying our best to stay busy these days, especially when current events can render relaxation hard to reach.  People and businesses alike are quickly learning to swerve and…

by Michelle Elzay It has been a month of dinner parties. Set at a long wood table beside a fire that is always hard to start but has a glowing…

Nantucket is known for its hospitality, and every summer we welcome thousands of summer residents who love their seasonal island home. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 season will be…

Since the 2020 parades, picnics, Daffodil Flower Show, and other annual Daffodil Festival events have been canceled due to the pandemic, we will post photos on our Instagram @nantucketinsider through…

The Boston Pops on Nantucket is a beloved tradition for the island community that brings so many people together and is a critical source of support for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. …

UPDATED APRIL 26, 2020 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will…

Nantucket can be proud of its leaders for acting early and decisively to protect the community from the threat of coronavirus, and I am in awe of the collective actions…

“Music has the power to bring people together…” Laura Cunningham knows this, and, along with her friend and fellow musician Lorna Dollery, she is using music via their #CoronaSongChallenge to…

The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association and Nantucket Community School have brought their annual Science Festival into your home! Their planned festival was canceled due to the pandemic, but they still…

The Community Foundation has established The Nantucket Fund for Emergency Relief.  The Foundation’s Board of Trustees has donated $100,000 from the Nantucket Fund to launch this initiative.  In addition, late…

Everyone out there in the world, whether it’s on Nantucket or in Japan, Tanzania, or Pittsburgh, is wondering the same things I am—more or less. What will happen? Will I be okay? Will my loved ones be safe?

by Sam KefferstanDirector of Mass Audubon Nantucket Sanctuaries This video demonstrates a simple DIY experiment for families to conduct with children of all ages to illustrate the power of soap…

From Gary Shaw and Dr. Diane Pearl: As Nantucket Cottage Hospital’s President and in lock-step with our Chief Medical Officer Dr. Diane Pearl, we know there is some confusion about what…

by C. Oscar Olson Nantucket is a natural beauty.  Her raw realness is a rarity in these days of strip malls and high rises, and that is thanks in part…

UPDATE FROM THE MARIA MITCHELL ASSOCIATION… Due to an abundance of caution and upon careful review of the latest national and state recommendations regarding COVID-19, the Maria Mitchell Association and…

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is closely monitoring the outbreak caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and working closely with local, state, and federal health officials, along with infection control and emergency…

Friday, March 6, a special joint exhibition by The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) and One Book One Island entitled The Word For Our World Is Forest opens with a reception from…

Gifted vocalist Marc Martel will bring the music of legendary rock band Queen to Nantucket this summer as he joins the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the 24th…

Nantucket Cottage Hospital is inviting Nantucket residents to submit applications for its 2020 Beinecke Scholarship Fund. This special fund, created by the late Nantucket businessman and civic leader Walter Beinecke,…

Depression can create feelings of isolation, but on Nantucket there are numerous ways to connect and & feel part of a close-knit community.

Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (TWN) announced today its theatre season for 2020. TWN’s 64th summer season begins on May 29 with Neil Simon’s comedy LONDON SUITE. America’s premier comic playwright…

Though a person needs no reason to sing, there are certainly lots of reasons to do so.  This timeless form of self-expression not only gets us out into the community,…

by Leah MojerWine, Cheese, M & P, Bartlett’s Farm In my January world, there is nothing more satisfying than a steaming bowl of noodles in broth. The combination of warm…

Most people are familiar with the Nantucket Book Foundation thanks to its signature event, the Nantucket Book Festival, held every June since 2012. Plans are already underway for the 9th…

One year ago, the Nantucket Island Chamber of Commerce launched the Center for Entrepreneurship (NICE).  In 2019, organizers met with more than 35 locals aspiring to start a new company. …

Three significant items–a painting, a memoir, and a scrimshawed whale’s tooth–have been added to the Nantucket Historical Association‘s (NHA’s) Permanent Collection. The Trustees of the NHA announce the acquisition of…

The organizers of the original Nantucket Christmas Stroll were merely trying to prevent islanders from escaping to Cape Cod across the Sound to do their holiday shopping. Rewind to 1973,…

David Lazarus first mastered the art of scrimshaw during the 1970s, and this artistic endeavor led him to printmaking and eventually to painting.  This Saturday, December 7, the Nantucket Historical Association…

Dozens of Christmas trees now line downtown streets on Nantucket, waiting for schoolchildren and other island groups and individuals to adorn them with holiday ornaments and lights before the Illumination…

“I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I’ll go to it laughing.” “It is not down on any map; true places never are.”…

Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN) is pleased to announce a new series of evening classes called “Try It Out Tuesdays.” These evenings are single mini-workshops that invite Nantucketers to come…

Nantucket has a long, rich history, and naturally much of it is tied to the ocean. Being 30 miles off the coast, the island was one of the sailing capitals…

Nantucket is facing damp and windy days this week, but most of the activities for the ongoing 2019 Nantucket Arts Festival are indoors. Weather is expected to clear for the…

Nantucket 2019 Photo Contest Winners After twenty-five years of holding a Nantucket Photo Contest, 2019 was the first year that only one photographer brought us prints, all other entries were…

by Catherine Macallister You won’t have to wait until Stroll for the next big shopping event on Nantucket. Take advantage of the warm Fall weather to head downtown on Columbus…

by Catherine Macallister “It is our collective and individual responsibility… to preserve and tend to the environment in which we all live.”-Dalai Lama Every year more than 10 million tons…

by Catherine Macallister The Nantucket Island Fair is just around the corner, this Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15, 2019, and the theme for this year’s baking contest is…

by Catherine Macallister Do you have the perfect business idea for Nantucket? Are you a business founder with a plan to grow your business in new and exciting ways? Put…

The Discovery Playground at Hinsdale Park, created by the Nantucket Land Bank in collaboration with the Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA), opens at 1 pm on September 1, 2019. The…

The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association (MMA) is hosting a lecture by Dr. Christopher Niezrecki, Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML). The talk, entitled “Wind…

In front of the thousands gathered at Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, Nantucket Cottage Hospital capital campaign chairman Bruce A. Percelay announced the successful completion…

After enjoying a solid week of gorgeous beach days on Nantucket Island, it was almost a relief when we woke to overcast skies. But then the kids woke up, and…

Handmade & One-of-a-Kind Looking for a very special jewelry piece that is locally made and inspired? check out Jessica Hicks at 2 Union Street. Her collections of cast shells, gemstones,…

THE Place to Shop for Kids For nearly 30 years, Pinwheels has been known as the premiere shop for kids on Nantucket. Parents shopping there in 2019 once wore the…

The Flight of Icarus + Co Owners Krys DeMauro and Caroline Mullen, high-school friends who are now business partners, have created a jewelry, art, and home collections that offer timeless…

By Catherine Macallister Patriotism and good old’ fashioned family activities are what the Fourth of July on Nantucket is all about. From start to finish, Thursday, July 4 will be…

The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) has partnered with Congregation Shirat HaYam to present a special exhibition entitled Strangers to Neighbors: Jewish Life on Nantucket in the Research Library’s Whitney Gallery this summer.…

by Dr. Sarah Treanor BoisDirector of Research & Education at the Linda Loring Nature Foundation On Nantucket, we are fortunate to have an amazing sport fishery suited to everyone from…

The classic sounds of Motown will fill the air at Jetties Beach this summer when The Spinners join the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra as the special musical guest for the…

by Catherine Macallister Fast approaching is the time of year when we get to spend the day celebrating Dad. It can be hard to pinpoint exactly what he may want-…

A Magical Tale for All Ages Revisit the story of Cinderella this Saturday, June 1 or Sunday, June 2, when Nantucket Ballet presents their annual show in White Heron Theatre,…

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…