The village of Siasconset is unlike any other part of Nantucket. Smaller than Nantucket Town, it has a sort of fairytale poetry that can’t be found anywhere else on this island. And in early July, it’s all about the roses. Draped across fences and over roofs, the bright blossoms nod […]
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Nantucket’s Frank Swift Chase Award Winners
Winners of the tenth annual Frank Swift Chase Plein Air Nantucket awards have been chosen by The Artists Association of Nantucket (AAN). A huge proponent of en plein air painting, Frank Swift Chase taught outdoor classes starting in 1920 through the early 1950s, and the core of his regular […]
Top Ten for Father’s Day on Nantucket
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 Book Day on September 25, and Peach Pie Day on August 24. Of course, some days are more important than […]
Explore Nantucket Skies, Sea, & Land with MMA
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 Aquarium on Washington Street and Historic Mitchell House on Vestal Street will be open for tours on Monday through Friday […]
Nantucket Shipwreck & Lifesaving Museum Opens Today, May 28
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 “Duty and Diligence: Station Life in the U.S. Life-Saving Service.” Visitors will step back in time for an immersive experience […]
New Holographic Experience: Opens in the Nantucket Whaling Museum on May 29
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 obstacles, they each assumed roles and attitudes that were not common for women of their time. Now holographic technology has […]
Nantucket Dreamland Drive-In Tickets Go on Sale May 17 for Movies through July 2021
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. Tickets may sell out quickly, so don’t wait to purchase yours! Beginning with Steven Spielberg’s classic adaptation of Peter Benchley’s […]