You’ve come to an island, of course you want to have fun on and in the water around Nantucket! Nantucket Harbor is calm, beautiful, pristine, and in-season it is filled with impressive yachts of all sizes. There are a number of seasoned captains on Nantucket whose boats can be hired […]
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See More of Nantucket: Traveling to Madaket without Your Car
Nantucket sunsets are truly something to behold and Madaket is one of the best places to watch them. And you don’t need a car to get to Madaket or to get around this picturesque village once you arrive! Located on the west end of our island about six miles from […]
Nantucket Cranberry Festival Reimagined for 2021
The 17th Annual Nantucket Cranberry Festival will be reimagined for 2021 due to COVID Safety concerns. Rather than hold a single event that draws a large crowd to the Milestone Cranberry Bog on a single day, Nantucket Conservation Foundation will be holding a series of events celebrating the Cranberry Harvest […]
Reset. Restart. Remix. at Native Shoes on Nantucket
What if we could recycle our shoes to give them a second life? The Native Shoes Remix™ Project launched in 2018 as the answer to this very question. From this initial idea, the Native Shoes Remix™ Project grew to become the brand’s flagship sustainability initiative, and the first step on […]
Stroll, Bike, or Take the Bus to Nantucket’s Surfside Area
In just a mile of coastline, Nantucket’s Surfside area offers not one, but four pristine beaches to stroll, shell, surf, and swim: Fisherman’s, Stone’s, Nobadeer, and Surfside. MoreNantucket.com has options to walk, bike, and take the bus to this beautiful stretch of island beaches. From downtown, Surfside Beach is about […]
Designs to Discover When You Are Here for the NHA’s Nantucket by Design Event
The much anticipated Nantucket by Design event, a major fundraiser for the Nantucket Historical Association, is happening this weekend on Nantucket Island! A celebration of the role of design in architecture, interior design, and in all of life, this stellar event has three days of in-person and virtual events, featuring […]
Getting to ‘Sconset Village without a Car Is a Breeze
Siasconset is the village at the east end of Nantucket that is known for rose-covered cottages, historic charm, the dramatic ‘Sconset bluff and Sankaty Lighthouse, and beautiful views of the Atlantic (some say clear to Spain). “Siasconset” is an Algonquian term for “place of great bones.”Si from missi, meaning “great;” ascon from askon, meaning “horn […]