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It only costs $1 to cast your vote, though you must cast at least five votes, and it doesn’t matter whether you are registered Republican, Democrat, or Independent, but it will help if you love pets and books. And don’t wait until November to vote: this contest for the most […]
Each summer hundreds of swimmers dive into Nantucket Sound to raise money to support cancer care with the Swim Across America Nantucket annual swim. This is no ordinary summer. This year because of the pandemic, Swim Across America has taken a different tack to raise much-needed funds for cancer care. […]
by C. Oscar Olson Nantucket is a land shrouded in much more than just fog. For hundreds of years, various peoples have populated this tiny isle, and each of them brought with them their own set of stories, folklore, and fears. The past has a way of hanging on thirty […]
By now we are all used to postponements and cancellations of our favorite island events, but these six Nantucket organizations are taking new approaches, keeping the interest alive with galas and events that are streamed, held online, offered on the radio, or shown on television. Many of them are combinations […]
Nantucket has been an oasis for artists of all kinds for nearly 100 years. The island’s art colony bloomed throughout the 1920s, grew in the 1930s, and faced a crisis in 1943 when the only exhibition gallery closed. Then, the transformation of an abandoned warehouse on Straight Wharf into a […]
The show will go on! This year’s Boston Pops on Nantucket will be Boston Pops for Nantucket to benefit Nantucket Cottage Hospital has been reimagined to safely carry on this wonderful island tradition. For the past 23 years, the island community has come together on Jetties Beach to support Nantucket Cottage Hospital. This […]
Next Monday, July 13, the Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will welcome guests back to the Whaling Museum, and the NHA staff looks forward to welcoming members back for an extended two-day “Members’ Preview” on Saturday and Sunday, July 11 and 12. Doors will open to the public on Monday, July […]