We’re all trying our best to stay busy these days, especially when current events can render relaxation hard to reach. People and businesses alike are quickly learning to swerve and adjust to the needs of their neighbors, and in many ways Nantucket seems smaller than ever. Our own Cisco Brewers, […]
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Sheltering in Place Steeped in History on Nantucket
by Michelle Elzay It has been a month of dinner parties. Set at a long wood table beside a fire that is always hard to start but has a glowing coal bed by the end of the night. The first night we had roast chicken and toasted our friend’s birthday. […]
Nantucket in the Time of COVID-19: A Letter to Our Summer Residents
Nantucket is known for its hospitality, and every summer we welcome thousands of summer residents who love their seasonal island home. Due to the pandemic, the 2020 season will be unlike any other. Here at Nantucket.net, we think this gives us all the opportunity to enjoy Nantucket Island in ways […]
How to Celebrate Nantucket Daffodils without the 2020 Daffodil Festival
Since the 2020 parades, picnics, Daffodil Flower Show, and other annual Daffodil Festival events have been canceled due to the pandemic, we will post photos on our Instagram @nantucketinsider through the day tomorrow of the beautiful daffodils growing across Nantucket Island, along with photos of past Daffodil Festivals. Island ecologist […]
Reimagining of an Island Event: 2020 Boston Pops on Nantucket
The Boston Pops on Nantucket is a beloved tradition for the island community that brings so many people together and is a critical source of support for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. After careful consideration and with public health as our top priority, Nantucket Cottage Hospital has made the decision that we […]
Look for the Helpers on Nantucket Island
UPDATED APRIL 26, 2020 “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”― Fred Rogers There’s no question that we all owe great thanks and, in some cases, […]
A Letter from Gary Shaw of Nantucket Cottage Hospital on COVID-19 & Our Island
Nantucket can be proud of its leaders for acting early and decisively to protect the community from the threat of coronavirus, and I am in awe of the collective actions of all island residents to physically distance, stay home, wash their hands diligently, and adhere to the emergency orders put […]