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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 to receive the level of response we’ve gotten in the past year, including this missive. We have adjusted our claim […]
“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 where it all began? We do! The series of four limericks reprinted below first appeared in a June 14, 1924 […]
• 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 me to try fun new things and get out of my comfort zone once in a while. One excursion I […]
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 a whale skull found thirty years ago at Cisco Beach. The bone belongs to a right whale: an endangered species […]
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 age of technology, I believe it’s appropriate to begin our family excursions with geocaching. What exactly is geocaching? It is […]
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 this summer to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Kenny Loggins’ remarkable four-decade-plus career has brought him from the top of the […]
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 make Mother’s Day memorable for your mom. Here are our top 10 suggestions … If your mom loves to get […]