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We’ve had so many requests to extend the deadline for our annual photo contest that we’ve decided to make it official. Sunday, September 17 is now the deadline to enter the 2017 Nantucket Photo Contest. For more than two decades, this popular contest has been a terrific way for you […]
This Saturday, August 12, thousands will gather at Jetties Beach for the annual Boston Pops on Nantucket concert, a benefit for Nantucket Cottage Hospital. Tickets have been sold out for days, but if you have yours then you are probably in the midst of planning transportation, food & beverages, and […]
For nearly two decades we have been challenging readers to add to the series of limericks about Nantucket. It wasn’t until we posted this dare on Nantucket.net that we began to receive the level of response we’ve gotten in the past year, including this missive. We have adjusted our claim […]
by Dr. Sarah T. Bois Director of Research & Education for the Linda Loring Nature Foundation It’s not surprising to hear people talking about whales as you walk along the streets of Nantucket. Between the museums, the historic homes, and cobblestones, whales are front and center. The latest discussion however […]
This fall, Vice President Joe Biden will travel the nation for his American Promise Tour, a series of conversations that will go beyond the 24-hour news cycle and 140-character arguments to connect friends and neighbors around the topics that matter most. Vice President Biden will reveal the big political moments of […]
“There once was a man from Nantucket…” We’ve all heard some version of this ditty, and not many of them can be repeated in polite company. But do you know where it all began? We do! The series of four limericks reprinted below first appeared in a June 14, 1924 […]
• by C. Oscar Olson • I love my morning commute. The 3 mile bike ride from the South Shore to downtown Nantucket on a beautiful summer morning is truly a pleasure. The benefits are numerous: No traffic, easy parking, exercise, and it’s good for the planet (not to mention […]