For sixteen years, One Book, One Island (OBOI) has united the intrepid beings living on Nantucket Island throughout the raw, cold, and windy winter months. This collaborative community project, is designed to promote reading and community and encourage the whole population to read, reflect, and engage in themed activities that […]
Today’s Nantucket
Winter on Nantucket Island
by Robert P. Barsanti Winter comes to Nantucket on a northerly gale. The sky descends to a few feet overhead, the clouds somersault, and the wind flings sand. If the wind is of a particular mind, the temperature nudges below freezing and the fellas in their shorts and “Let’s Go […]
Plan Now for Summer Fun for Your Kids on Nantucket Island
We’ve reached that point in January when we daydream of summer on Nantucket Island: beach fun, sunshine, warm weather, barbecues, sailing, and other island fun. But there’s a certain population that is doing more than just daydreaming of summer. Parents are carefully researching options for summer camps for kids on […]
Nantucket Organizations Study Architectural Salvage & Building Materials Reuse
Every year on Nantucket, more than 8,800 tons of construction and demolition waste are transported off-island, eventually winding up in a landfill facility in southern Ohio. This includes materials from homes that have been either entirely or partially demolished, much of which has the potential to be salvaged and reused. […]
History Dressed for the Holidays on Nantucket Island
Nantucket Island has a long and storied past that residents treasure, organizations protect, and visitors love to explore. As a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses more than 30,000 acres — the entire island, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget — we are one of the largest conventional historic districts by area in […]
Happy Holidays on Nantucket
Nantucket’s 47th annual Christmas Stroll is over, but the 2021 winter holiday season on our island has just begun. We enjoyed cold, crisp, and sunny weather for Stroll Weekend and, despite warnings from meterologists, no boats were cancelled for the weekend. Santa arrived on schedule; entertainment on Main Street was […]
Ideas for Giving Locally on This Giving Tuesday
November 30, 2021, is a day recognized worldwide as a celebration of generosity. Spearheaded in 2012, Giving Tuesday is an opportunity for people to share acts of kindness as well as to give time, money, and goods to support communities and causes. All of the non-profit and not-for-profit organizations that […]