It used to be easy to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Nantucket: a box of truffles from Sweet Inspirations, dinner out at one of the island’s fine restaurants, a movie at The Dreamland. Nothing’s easy this year. Now that V-Day is just a few days away, here are some favorite ways […]
Today’s Nantucket
The Beet Cooks On: a New Nantucket Cooking Show
This winter island residents are turning to food for more than just sustenance. We’re sharing cooking ideas and recipes on Facebook groups, joining the Atheneum for their Yummy Monday Zoom gatherings, finding camaraderie in trading tips and ingredients, and now we are all watching Chef Felino Samson’s Winter Cooking Series […]
Nantucket Whaling Museum to Reopen February 12, 2021
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will reopen the Whaling Museum on Friday, February 12, with free admission for our year-round island community. Robust sanitizing measures to make the indoor experience safe will continue. Visitors can help by reserving a timed slot online. The Festival of Trees remains on display through […]
Nantucket’s Annual One Book One Island Begins on January 18, 2021
One Book One Island is an annual collaborative project of community partners and sponsors on Nantucket that seeks to promote reading and community by encouraging the entire population of Nantucket Island to read, discuss, and reflect on the same book. Organizers hope to instill the importance of life-long learning for […]
NHA University Continues & New Historic Properties Webinar Series to Launch in January
NHA University Continues & New Historic Properties Webinar Series to Launch in January 2021.
Look Back & Laugh… Pandemic Version of Nantucket Limericks
THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET… For decades the island guide Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket has challenged readers to add to the original limericks written about Nantucket. The ORIGINAL limericks–not the ones that make us blush–were a back-and-forth contest in 1924. You can read them at https://yesterdaysisland.com/limerick-challenge/ along with more recent additions. […]
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from Nantucket
We know that many of our readers are disappointed that they were unable to visit our island during this holiday season due to the pandemic, so we are sharing some of our favorite views of Nantucket Island during December 2020 with you here. If you’d like to get a glimpse […]