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On Friday December 1 and Saturday December 2, Nantucket island offers the gift of extra special Christmasy fun to all who attend the 44th Annual Nantucket Christmas Stroll. Start your day with a hearty breakfast overlooking the harbor at the Brant Point Grill in the White Elephant. Their buffet includes […]
For more than a decade Nantucketers have started Thanksgiving Day early in the morning at Children’s Beach. Some come dressed for the weather, some in costume, but most are dressed for swimming in the Atlantic in November. The annual Cold Turkey Plunge is fun for spectators and participants, and it […]
Nantucket Cottage Hospital and island physician Joel Hass have founded a new clinical education program that aims to expand access, provide educational opportunities, and bolster the recruitment of new clinicians to Nantucket. The Nantucket Cottage Hospital Advanced Practice Clinician Education Program will partner with the MGH Institute of Health Professions, […]
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 […]