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More than 50 years ago, the originators of the first Nantucket Christmas Stroll were trying to encourage island residents to do their holiday shopping locally instead of traveling across Nantucket Sound to shop at malls on Cape Cod. That first year—1973—island merchants kept their shops open late the first Friday […]
The six commercial kitchens at The Hive, Nantucket’s first shared-use commercial kitchen facility and food business incubator, officially came online this week with four local makers, 8 Arms Catering, Noemi’s Dumplings, Siam to Go, and Marmitaria Sabor de Minas. Two additional food entrepreneurs are scheduled to join in November. The […]
The Nantucket Community Music Center proudly presents the 33rd Annual Nantucket Pipe Organ Crawl on October 5, 2024. This year’s event, themed “Hats Off to the Ladies: Women Composers and the Pipe Organ,” will shine a spotlight on the often-overlooked contributions of female composers to the world of pipe organ music. Attendees […]
The Nantucket Historical Association has been offering hands-on workshops in historic decorative arts for more than 15 years on their campus on Nantucket Island. This fall, they are offering a selection of popular workshops in-person and to an online community. There are two in-person workshops on September 23 to 26.Chair […]
by Steve Tornovish I just attended the nicest Nantucket event that I’ve ever been at. The award ceremony for the 2024 August Blues Fishing Tournament was held tonight at the Miacomet Golf Club and it was amazing, in all the ways that an awards event should be. It was amazing […]
Sponsored by MoreNantucket.com Nantucket Island, with its charming downtown, picturesque scenery, and serene beaches, offers a perfect place for a family biking adventure. The more than 30 miles of bike paths here make most of on our island easily accessible on two wheels: getting anywhere on Nantucket without a car […]
by Suzanne Daub Some are plain, beautiful in their simplicity and deeply colored by age. Others are elaborately constructed and adorned with carvings of ivory and ebony, scrimshaw, gold, and gems. They are round, oval, square, and even heart-shaped. Many are made to be totes and purses, with others designed […]