Stay in touch with Nantucket Island, the place you love!
Nantucket has been a favorite vacation spot for well over a century. With today’s high-speed ferries and commercial flights to Nantucket, it’s much easier to reach our Faraway Isle, but the challenge of getting here did not stop visitors during the 19th and 20th centuries—in fact, it was an appealing […]
A new virtual tour of Nantucket’s Coskata-Coatue Wildlife Refuge can now be enjoyed from anywhere. Created by the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and The Trustees of Reservations (The Trustees). This immersive resource constructed by Above Summit Media combines bird-eye views of the entire refuge with audio narration from knowledgeable staff, drone […]
For sixteen years, One Book, One Island (OBOI) has united the intrepid beings living on Nantucket Island throughout the raw, cold, and windy winter months. This collaborative community project, is designed to promote reading and community and encourage the whole population to read, reflect, and engage in themed activities that […]
by Robert P. Barsanti Winter comes to Nantucket on a northerly gale. The sky descends to a few feet overhead, the clouds somersault, and the wind flings sand. If the wind is of a particular mind, the temperature nudges below freezing and the fellas in their shorts and “Let’s Go […]
We’ve reached that point in January when we daydream of summer on Nantucket Island: beach fun, sunshine, warm weather, barbecues, sailing, and other island fun. But there’s a certain population that is doing more than just daydreaming of summer. Parents are carefully researching options for summer camps for kids on […]
Every year on Nantucket, more than 8,800 tons of construction and demolition waste are transported off-island, eventually winding up in a landfill facility in southern Ohio. This includes materials from homes that have been either entirely or partially demolished, much of which has the potential to be salvaged and reused. […]
Nantucket Island has a long and storied past that residents treasure, organizations protect, and visitors love to explore. As a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses more than 30,000 acres — the entire island, Tuckernuck, and Muskeget — we are one of the largest conventional historic districts by area in […]