I am coming to the Island this summer for a couple weeks and enjoy fishing the beaches and from boats. I was told by an acquaintance that I needed a fishing license. Is that true? Submited by Mark from Philadelphia Hi Mark, To legally fish anywhere on Nantucket, you must […]
Today’s Nantucket
Confessions of a Whiskey Drinker at Nantucket Wine Fest – Top Three
With the exception of a bottle of extraordinary burgundy that Wine Fest Founder Denis Toner shared with me one February evening at Fifty-Six Union, the joys of wine are lost on me. Given the choice, I’ll take whiskey over wine every time. There, I said it. This week on Nantucket, […]
Nantucket Music Festival To Return to the Island in 2016
Organizers of the first Nantucket Music Festival last summer knew their idea of a two-day, live music celebration for visitors and residents of the historic resort destination had enormous potential. But, nothing could prepare them for the overwhelmingly positive response they received from sponsors and the performing arts community. The […]
Remembering another Thanksgiving Nor’easter on Nantucket
As I watch the rain fall today and listen to forecasts for high wind and a Thanksgiving nor’easter, I remember another stormy Thanksgiving on Nantucket 31 years ago. In 1983, my husband and I were planning a quiet Thanksgiving on Nantucket. Our families were hundreds of miles away in Pennsylvania, […]
2014 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest Winners
THANK YOU! to the hundreds of photographers who entered the 2014 Yesterday’s Island Photo Contest! And remember to keep your photos ready for next year or start sending them in now! Make sure to include your name, address, subject, & date taken. Email to yi@ nantucket.net. Digital images emailed or […]
5 Minutes with B.Glow
“All I’ve ever wanted to do is make people laugh.” Stand-up comedian Brian Glowacki, a 6’1” cue ball, is an elm of a man. He takes the stage like your dad does the barbecue: ready to crack a brew and hang, but also itching to get down to business. The […]
Limerick Challenge
This series of limericks first appeared in a June 14, 1924 edition of a Nantucket newspaper. It all began when the Princeton Tiger revived the then well-known limerick printed first below and the Chicago Tribune answered with the second limerick. The New York Exchange went one step further with the […]