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After a successful fundraising campaign to build a community drive-in movie theater on Nantucket, The Dreamland has begun construction on a 21.5 x 40 foot screen at the 7 Nobadeer Farm Road athletic fields parking lot. “We couldn’t be more grateful to our partners at the Town of Nantucket, the […]
by Mackenzie Welch Whether you enjoy them as a delicacy, or use their shells for Christmas lights or wreaths, bay scallops are a symbol of Nantucket. The bay scallop population acts an important commercial and recreational fishery to the island. It is also one of the last remaining wild bay […]
by Mary Bergman I haven’t left Nantucket since February 25th. But last week, I was on a houseboat on the River Thames. Since late February, I have been to high rises in New York City and the suburbs of Philadelphia. I’ve been to a yellow house in New Orleans, the […]
THERE ONCE WAS A MAN FROM NANTUCKET… For decades, Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket (now celebrating our 50th year!) has challenged readers to add to the original Nantucket Limericks. You can read the original series of limericks, here https://yesterdaysisland.com/limerick-challenge/ along with more recent additions. During the difficult circumstances of the pandemic, we think that […]
There will be no Rotary Pancake Breakfast this weekend, and you can’t treat Mom to a sit-down Sunday Brunch in a fancy restaurant for Mother’s Day 2020. We thought we’d share some of the beauty of our island (and a little fun) along with some of our ideas for Mother’s […]
We’re all trying our best to stay busy these days, especially when current events can render relaxation hard to reach. People and businesses alike are quickly learning to swerve and adjust to the needs of their neighbors, and in many ways Nantucket seems smaller than ever. Our own Cisco Brewers, […]
by Michelle Elzay It has been a month of dinner parties. Set at a long wood table beside a fire that is always hard to start but has a glowing coal bed by the end of the night. The first night we had roast chicken and toasted our friend’s birthday. […]