Stay in touch with Nantucket Island, the place you love!
Brant Point Lighthouse is one of the gateways to Nantucket. Anyone traveling to and from our island aboard the Hy-Line Cruises ferries or the Steamship Authority ferries passes this iconic landmark. Many, on their way off-island, toss a penny toward the lighthouse: a tradition that promises to guarantee a return […]
It used to be easy to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Nantucket: a box of truffles from Sweet Inspirations, dinner out at one of the island’s fine restaurants, a movie at The Dreamland. Nothing’s easy this year. Now that V-Day is just a few days away, here are some favorite ways […]
This winter island residents are turning to food for more than just sustenance. We’re sharing cooking ideas and recipes on Facebook groups, joining the Atheneum for their Yummy Monday Zoom gatherings, finding camaraderie in trading tips and ingredients, and now we are all watching Chef Felino Samson’s Winter Cooking Series […]
The Nantucket Historical Association (NHA) will reopen the Whaling Museum on Friday, February 12, with free admission for our year-round island community. Robust sanitizing measures to make the indoor experience safe will continue. Visitors can help by reserving a timed slot online. The Festival of Trees remains on display through […]
One Book One Island is an annual collaborative project of community partners and sponsors on Nantucket that seeks to promote reading and community by encouraging the entire population of Nantucket Island to read, discuss, and reflect on the same book. Organizers hope to instill the importance of life-long learning for […]
NHA University Continues & New Historic Properties Webinar Series to Launch in January 2021.
THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET… For decades the island guide Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket has challenged readers to add to the original limericks written about Nantucket. The ORIGINAL limericks–not the ones that make us blush–were a back-and-forth contest in 1924. You can read them at https://yesterdaysisland.com/limerick-challenge/ along with more recent additions. […]