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Nantucket Cranberry Harvest
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Nantucket Cranberry Festival Reimagined for 2021

The 17th Annual Nantucket Cranberry Festival will be reimagined for 2021 due to COVID Safety concerns. Rather than hold a single event that draws a large crowd to the Milestone Cranberry Bog on a single day, Nantucket Conservation Foundation will be holding a series of events celebrating the Cranberry Harvest […]

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Getting to ‘Sconset Village without a Car Is a Breeze

Siasconset is the village at the east end of Nantucket that is known for rose-covered cottages, historic charm, the dramatic ‘Sconset bluff and Sankaty Lighthouse, and beautiful views of the Atlantic (some say clear to Spain). “Siasconset” is an Algonquian term for “place of great bones.”Si from missi, meaning “great;” ascon from askon, meaning “horn […]

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Second Annual Nantucket Green Crab Week

By Maddie Arthur The Second Annual Nantucket Green Crab Week is July 12-16, 2021. This week will be packed with family-friendly events so that you can learn more about the invasive European green crab and find out what you can do to help Nantucket’s marine environment. Nantucket Green Crab Week […]