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Nantucket Island gets quiet at Christmastime. Stroll Weekend, the annual craft fairs, holiday shows are over. Those who go Off for the holiday often depart before the Solstice. It’s time for those who stay to settle in with loved ones and enjoy the peace that off-season brings. One of our […]
Whether you’re a procrastinator by nature or you just remembered that you need a small gift for your cousin’s new spouse who’s coming to the holiday gift exchange, don’t panic! Even though there are just days left for Christmas shopping, Nantucket shops are still open, and many are having special […]
Tired of giving the same old holiday gifts and stocking stuffers? Nantucket Island is the perfect place to shop for one-of-a-kind gifts. Many who come to Nantucket never venture beyond the “town square”’ of Main, Center, Broad, and South Water and the side streets between. But if you venture a […]
For the first time in the history of Nantucket’s Christmas Stroll, crowds will gather at 11:30am in the Harborview Stop-n-Shop parking lot amidst the Chamber’s Christmas Marketplace to watch as our esteemed sheriff gets shorn. Sheriff Jim Perelman, in a “personal fundraising act” has volunteered to have his magnificent mustache shaved […]
Nantucket welcomed the holiday season the Friday after Thanksgiving with the annual Chamber of Commerce Tree Lighting, and the festivities continue this weekend with the 45th Annual Christmas Stroll on November 30, December 1, and 2. With so much happening on the island this weekend, you’ll want to make sure […]
For many people across the country and beyond, the holidays mean warm houses filled with the ones we love, festive music, and of course fabulous food. The latter, of course, means some of us will be spending a lot of our time in the kitchen. It’s important for those of […]
The Hospital Thrift Shop presented its annual gift to Nantucket Cottage Hospital on Monday, continuing its 89-year tradition of generous giving with a $386,000 contribution that will be used to purchase new medical equipment and other capital items, as well as handmade furniture for the new hospital. The members […]